My turn to be on the injured list...

[strollin]

I was walking down the sidewalk the other day and felt/heard a pop in my foot. I thought I stepped on something but there was nothing there. It was sore after that but I could walk OK with a limp.

This morning I woke up and my foot was swollen, tender and discolored so I headed for the ER. They took a x-ray and determined I had broke a bone in my foot so referred me to a Podiatrist. I ended up with a cast on my foot which makes it difficult for me to get around since it's a no-walk cast which means I can't put any weight on that foot. Also, since the cast is on my right foot, I can't drive. Sucks!

Cast will be on for a month at which time I will go back, they'll remove the cast and take another x-ray. Not sure what will happen after that. The Dr said it will take more than 2 months for this particular bone to heal.

 

[Dude]

Ouch, hang in there mate

 

[A Guy]

Bummer, if at least you had leaped off a building or something! Hope you are break dancing soon

A Guy

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I feel for you, man. I had foot surgery on my feet back in '96. They did my right foot first since it was the worst off. I also wasn't allowed to drive for four weeks; those four weeks were one of the longest years of my life! However, just think of all the time you will have now to play on the computer!

 

[Layback Bear]

Did the doctors give any reason why just walking would cause this bone to break?

 

[Borg 386]

Did the doctors give any reason why just walking would cause this bone to break?

Probably the same thing that plagues all of us sooner or later....getting old I know I have to to watch out a little more nowadays in what I do.

Hope you get well fast strollin.

 

[Joan Archer]

Sorry to hear you're in the wars Bruce, I hope it heals quickly for you so you can get back to normal.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

You should get checked out for osteoporosis.

 

[Brink]

Ouch Bruce. Hope you mend sooner.

While in your in the shop, you might ask them to do a bone density test to make sure that you're not getting to brittle.

 

[Joan Archer]

I agree about getting that bone density check, that's the way I found out I had osteoporosis, it is also heredity so check the family.