not so good?

Fibula in my right leg, I see the doctor again Monday to see what he course of action will be.

I guess you aren't up for Parkour this afternoon?

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I guess you aren't up for Parkour this afternoon?

Probably not. It happened last night. I iced it and propped it up. This morning it was sore and felt tight, so I thought I'd try to walk it off.

I made it about 10 limps with progressively more weight on it. That wasn't such a good idea. Wife made me go see the doctor after I crashed back on the bed.

She was right - doctor's visit was a good idea.

Oof that sucks! I recently found out how much broken bones suck, broke my left heel about a month ago, still have 5 weeks left. Hope you don't need surgery. Wish you a fast recovery

Speaking as a layman, that appears to be berkeleyed up. Sorry for the boo-boo.

Uh oh, looks like I might have some company.

Hal wrote: Uh oh, looks like I might have some company.

That's alot of hardware.

fritzsch wrote: Oof that sucks! I recently found out how much broken bones suck...

Eh, if you're anything like me, you'll just get used to it. 23 various fractures at last count. Never broken a heel, tho... Don't think I want to.

Hoping for a speedy recovery for you, m4ff3w!!!

fritzsch wrote: Oof that sucks! I recently found out how much broken bones suck, broke my left heel about a month ago, still have 5 weeks left. Hope you don't need surgery. Wish you a fast recovery

Heel? How'd that happen?

Less than impecible landing after jumping from one of these walls. Roughly 5m high. I think I'm lucky I only broke one foot and that it was just a fracture. No surgery required

Ouch, speedy recovery.

m4ff3w wrote:

Hal wrote: Uh oh, looks like I might have some company.

That's alot of hardware.

Yep, mine was snapped in half right where that single screw is. That screw was put in to pull the two parts together and the plate is for extra reinforcement.

Right leg? I'm so sorry. Depending on how they treat it, you're probably not going to be driving for a while.

Brett_Murphy wrote: Right leg? I'm so sorry. Depending on how they treat it, you're probably not going to be driving for a while.

Eek, I hope that's not the case.

Ouch been there done that. All I can say is follow the rehab instructions to the letter.

I only ever broke my ass... at least the tailbone is not a load carrying part of the body

Oh man! I did that too, holy hell it takes a while for a broken ass to stop hurting.

Lesley wrote: Oh man! I did that too, holy hell it takes a while for a broken ass to stop hurting.

At least you can fix a broken ass. It's when they wear out you run into real problems.

m4ff3w wrote:

Brett_Murphy wrote: Right leg? I'm so sorry. Depending on how they treat it, you're probably not going to be driving for a while.

Eek, I hope that's not the case.

I can almost guarantee you won't be driving for a while. Even if they do a "closed reduction" they will probably put a cast on it and tell you not to put any weight on it.

Maybe since it doesn't entirely look like mine is completely separated a compression boot will be all I get? The other two X-Rays you couldn't see the fracture.

Drive with the left foot?

Rural mail carriers often do it.

The wife shattered hers going down a step into our bedroom. The Doc said it looked like someone dropped a plate it was in so many pieces. 9 screws plus a plate to put it back together. They ended up running a screw through one bone and into the other to stabilize the ankle. 3 months later they went back in to remove the screw. I'm saving it for when I need to mount something, really, really important.

Hope you heal up quick.

Toyman01 wrote: The wife shattered hers going down a step into our bedroom. The Doc said it looked like someone dropped a plate it was in so many pieces. 9 screws plus a plate to put it back together. They ended up running a screw through one bone and into the other to stabilize the ankle. 3 months later they went back in to remove the screw. I'm saving it for when I need to mount something, really, really important. Hope you heal up quick.

What's the thread pitch?

edit...poor reading comprehension

If I do require screws, how long should I expect to be out of the office?