June 12, 2009
So I was walking out of my office building today to go and grab lunch when I slipped on the shiny marble surface in the building lobby. My right crutch literally came out from under me and I put a lot of weight on my bad foot…..S^%***@#. It hurt like crazy and I felt a strong burning sensation in the tendon. I freaked out and jumped in a cab (skipping lunch, conincidentally) and flew to the ER to get it checked out. It later turned out that the metal in the frame of the crutch had come all the way through the rubber foot on the bottom, henc eit was easy to slip….The physician took the cast off and felt around, he said I Ishould see the specialist on Monday but that the tendon was still intact, Thompson test showed little, but definite movement etc. He mentioned that as I was 5 weeks post-op it would take a lot of force to re-rupture. 3 hours later it still throbs a little but no pain, man I hope I didn’t screw this up….
I thing I thought of when I was sitting in the ER, wouldn’t it be safer in a boot (I am still in a fibreglass cast down the back of my leg)??? I mean surely, you can’t move your foot past a certain angle in the boot without breaking the thing, it’s got to be more sturdy than this damn cast? Will be bringing this up with the specialist on Monday, needless to say I am pretty nervous about seeing him again!
June 13th, 2009 at 2:41 am
Tommo-
UGH, of course, right? I’m sorry you had to have that blast of fear run through your mind, not to mention the physical pain; however, I’m sure you are fine. You did the absolute right thing to go the ER, and if he did the Thompson Test, then I would feel good about that. Try not to worry too much before seeing your doc. Easier said than done I know…especially coming from me who the other day wondered if someone could just push me around in a bed. LOL
Good luck with everything! You’ve got the spirit to get through this.
Regarding the boot safety. Again, consider the source, as I’m the freak that wants to wear a boot AND a cast at the same time. So, um, a teeny tiny bit paranoid on my end.
(I’m not doing that, mind you, but I would if I could all while being pushed in a bed with my casted, booted leg in traction) HA.
Anyway, your thought process on the boot sounds logical, especially if you are still in your “flamingo” state. If you are in a boot then your toes would be a bit more protected as well. Although I will say that I was in a boot while I awaited surgery and I don’t know if it was b/c the boot was too big for me, or what, but my foot shifted around a lot in it. It never felt quite as secure as I currently do in my splint. My guess is mine was too big.
Ok, I’m starting to do the ramble thing that I do. Much luck to you.
Cheers!
June 13th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Hey tommo, just read your blog and it seems like your having a hard time of it. I took 3.5 weeks off work so by the time I go back I should be in the boot and walking reasonably normal. Can you get boots in china or is it easier to order over the net?. There not that expensive. One of my main problems is fighting with my 15 yr old daughter for kicking her out of the loungeroom where I have taken up residence. I hope everything goes well.
June 13th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Hey Holtman, yes I know Thornton. I am originally from Sydney but now in Beijing. Just watched the Wallabies thrash the Italians in the rugby, nice to see a little show of brilliance from Gower for the Italians tho. Pity he was such a loose unit in the NRL, he would have made a good Waratah or QLD red.
June 15th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Once again Tom, Bill has his boot, just waiting for the say so and I’ll get it up to you ASAP.
What did the doctor say ?? today??
Love Mum