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Good thoughts appreciated
I fell down the last 3-4 steps inside of my house last night and broke my foot. I'm following up with an orthopedic specialist this morning and I really, really, really need them to put me in some sort of soft cast/boot that will allow me to put weight on my foot while it heals. Right now I can't and I was given a walker, but I can't get in and out of my house (I have steps out front) with it. I had to crawl on my hands and knees from the curb to my front door when I got home from the ER, a truly humiliating experience. If I have to continue to keep weight off of my foot, I don't know how I'm going to get in and out of my house each day.
Any and all thoughts and prayer would be greatly appreciated. I can't function like this. I'm so hoping for good news from the specialist later today.
Re: Good thoughts appreciated
ETA: Also I am praying that your work understands your situation. I know you are worried about that. I am sure they will.
oh no, thats awful! I hope you get good news later today and that your foot heals quickly.
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I'm so sorry! I hope you can catch a break!
I guess at least be glad its you and not Mia. Can you hop up the stairs on one foot or pull yourself up while you hold on to the banister/railing?
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Thank you. Thank you so much, everyone, seriously.
The ortho said that what I have is called a Jones Fracture and it's notoriously long to heal because it's in a denser part of the bone. It's a "clean" fracture, but putting any weight on it will put me at risk for worsening the injury to a point where I need hardware, which is obviously not something I'm eager to have happen.
I'm still in the splint from the ER for the time being and tomorrow I'll be going to pick up a "walking boot", but I'm not allowed to actually walk on it. The doctor gave me a note to either be off work or telecommute for 2 weeks, at which time I have a follow-up appointment to check on the progress.
Work is my biggest concern. With it being so damn hard to get in and out of the house, I'm so hoping that they will allow me to telecommute for awhile. If they don't, I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but everything is out of my hands right now. I was overwhelmed and frustrated and sad last night, but today I'm feeling stronger and more confident that I can do this. My husband is incredible, my parents are wonderful, and we have some amazing friends, and realistically, things could be so much worse.
Thank you again for all of the thoughts, prayers and support. Much love to all of you!
Oh, I am SO grateful it's me and not Mia. I'll take all the injuries in the world to keep her safe and sound.
The front stairs to my home don't have a railing, something I've always wanted to install but that we've never done. Hopping up high enough to clear a step is just something I can't do. I'm not sure if I'm just spectacularly inept at hopping or if that's a high jump for others, too, but it just won't work, and certainly not the 6 or 7 times I'd have to do it to get to the front door.
Getting out on my butt isn't so bad (and boy am I grateful that it's warm and dry outside - rain, snow, or OMG, ice, would be hellacious), but crawling up the steps on my hands and knees to get in is seriously uncomfortable.
... every single day of forever.
Sorry to hear about the crap upon crap that's been happening. Hopefully things will start looking up soon. And be glad that this didn't happen before Vegas!
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