Broken foot

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · August 2, 2012

Well I broke my foot Sunday night did not get a boot but probably should have as my pain is way more then when I saw the foot dr two days ago. I am feeling depressed not being able to walk Evan around the block. Coworker is bringing me crutches tomorrow.

Craig

ginger2778 · August 2, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gobig_or_Gohome_toms

Well I broke my foot Sunday night did not get a boot but probably should have as my pain is way more then when I saw the foot dr two days ago. I am feeling depressed not being able to walk Evan around the block. Coworker is bringing me crutches tomorrow.

Craig

Craig,
Ice it. I only have ice for you!!

Ice takes down the inflammation.
I hope it gets better very soon.

kurt · August 2, 2012

Remember "Rice"Rest,Ice,Compression.Elevation.Wife is a ER Nurse.

meadowyck · August 2, 2012

OUCH!

Yes, Rest, elevation above heart, and ice, then the same again.

Hope your back to no pain and full recovery soon.

Sun City Linda · August 3, 2012

So sorry.

I will pray that you mend quickly.

Worth1 · August 3, 2012

Some idoit droped a 24 inch pipe wrench on the top of my right foot some years ago.
From 16 feet up.

It sucks been there don't that.

Feel for you bro get well soon.
Beer and booze help.

Worth

habitat_gardener · August 3, 2012

ouch! I hope it feels better soon.

I hurt my foot a couple weeks ago. Got a new (used) bicycle and had an accident. I finished my errands (11 miles) and by the time I got home, I could hardly walk on it. I put some Arnica gel on it, for the next few days soaked in epsom salts in hot water, and I stayed off my feet as much as possible for a few days. It turned out to be bruised, not broken. A week later, I saw bruises start to develop near my toes, where I hadn't put any arnica.

PA_Julia · August 3, 2012

Craig,

So much for the Russian space program now!!! What are you going to tell them when you don't show up for training at Oblesk-18??? Hmmm?

It appears your experiments concerning growing tomatoes on the International Space Station are now on hold!!

Feel better!!!

Julia

Mudman · August 3, 2012

Craig if you can, get a boot. It really helps protect it an keep it from moving around. Sad to say I know from first hand experience, more than once.

August 3, 2012

Ice is great! My wife had a knee replaced a few months ago. The first thing they did after surgery was put ice on it. She brought a circulating ice machine home from the hospital and used it for a month. It's like an ice bucket with a pump in it. It circulates water through the ice and then into a pad around her knee. Every five or six hours, you dump the melted ice out of the bucket and refill it with crushed ice and water. I don't know if anything like that is available at pharmacies, but it worked great to stop the pain and keep the swelling down.

Ted

Tormato · August 3, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Some idoit droped a 24 inch pipe wrench on the top of my right foot some years ago.
From 16 feet up.

It sucks been there don't that.

Feel for you bro get well soon.
Beer and booze help.

Worth

Craig,

The more you rest it, even staying off the crutches as much as possible, the quicker it is likely to heal.

Worth,

So, how close did that pipe wrench come to missing your head?

And, look on the bright side...16' - 24"(pipe wrench) = only a 14 foot drop.

The p you dropped from "droped" fell from my monitor,
and missed my foot.

Tormato

pdxwindjammer · August 3, 2012

Yes, I can also recommend getting a boot. I had foot surgery during gardening season a couple of years ago. I had a plastic bag that I kept in the car that I tied around my foot while I was in the garden. Kept the boot clean and the boot kept my foot protected.

beatpoet · August 3, 2012

if not a boot, at least get an air cast, they're relatively inexpensive and will help stabilize your ankle. I've broken three bones in my lifetime, all in my foot/ankle. The last time was a few years back and I managed with the air cast pretty well. It wasn't a serious break so I was only on crutches for about a week, then moved to a cane until it was fully healed.

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · August 3, 2012

The break is in the middle on the outside of my foot. The dr equated it to pulling up a plant when I rolled the foot a piece of bone came with it. I do have an ankle brace that goes just past the break. Well see how it feels after another week or so before I decide on a boot or not.

Craig

kenny_j · August 4, 2012

Craig, I feel your pain, and it is a bummer to be layed up this time of year. Broke my right leg twice, both times just above the ankle. First when I was 13, ice skating down a frozen driveway in February, the skate blade buried itself in the snowbank and I kept on going. Foot was on backwards til it was set ( still points outwards). The last time was at 50, second warm up throw at the bowling alley, slide foot stuck, other stepped forward onto the top edge of the gutter, still can't figure out how it broke, smaller bone just above the ankle, foot on sideways til surgery. Metal plate and 6 screws (still have them). I hate when that happens!!!!

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Gobig_or_Gohome_toms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zone 4 Lake Minnetonka, MN Posts: 967	Broken foot Well I broke my foot Sunday night did not get a boot but probably should have as my pain is way more then when I saw the foot dr two days ago. I am feeling depressed not being able to walk Evan around the block. Coworker is bringing me crutches tomorrow. Craig

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meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	OUCH! Yes, Rest, elevation above heart, and ice, then the same again. Hope your back to no pain and full recovery soon. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

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PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Craig, So much for the Russian space program now!!! What are you going to tell them when you don't show up for training at Oblesk-18??? Hmmm? It appears your experiments concerning growing tomatoes on the International Space Station are now on hold!! Feel better!!! Julia __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

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Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	Craig if you can, get a boot. It really helps protect it an keep it from moving around. Sad to say I know from first hand experience, more than once. __________________ Mike

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beatpoet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 214	if not a boot, at least get an air cast, they're relatively inexpensive and will help stabilize your ankle. I've broken three bones in my lifetime, all in my foot/ankle. The last time was a few years back and I managed with the air cast pretty well. It wasn't a serious break so I was only on crutches for about a week, then moved to a cane until it was fully healed. __________________ "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley

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kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,500	Remember "Rice"Rest,Ice,Compression.Elevation.Wife is a ER Nurse.

August 3, 2012	#5
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	So sorry. I will pray that you mend quickly.

August 3, 2012	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Some idoit droped a 24 inch pipe wrench on the top of my right foot some years ago. From 16 feet up. It sucks been there don't that. Feel for you bro get well soon. Beer and booze help. Worth

August 3, 2012	#7
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	ouch! I hope it feels better soon. I hurt my foot a couple weeks ago. Got a new (used) bicycle and had an accident. I finished my errands (11 miles) and by the time I got home, I could hardly walk on it. I put some Arnica gel on it, for the next few days soaked in epsom salts in hot water, and I stayed off my feet as much as possible for a few days. It turned out to be bruised, not broken. A week later, I saw bruises start to develop near my toes, where I hadn't put any arnica.

August 3, 2012	#10
tedln Guest Posts: n/a	Ice is great! My wife had a knee replaced a few months ago. The first thing they did after surgery was put ice on it. She brought a circulating ice machine home from the hospital and used it for a month. It's like an ice bucket with a pump in it. It circulates water through the ice and then into a pad around her knee. Every five or six hours, you dump the melted ice out of the bucket and refill it with crushed ice and water. I don't know if anything like that is available at pharmacies, but it worked great to stop the pain and keep the swelling down. Ted

August 3, 2012	#12
pdxwindjammer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625	Yes, I can also recommend getting a boot. I had foot surgery during gardening season a couple of years ago. I had a plastic bag that I kept in the car that I tied around my foot while I was in the garden. Kept the boot clean and the boot kept my foot protected.

August 4, 2012	#15
kenny_j Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: holly michigan Posts: 380	Craig, I feel your pain, and it is a bummer to be layed up this time of year. Broke my right leg twice, both times just above the ankle. First when I was 13, ice skating down a frozen driveway in February, the skate blade buried itself in the snowbank and I kept on going. Foot was on backwards til it was set ( still points outwards). The last time was at 50, second warm up throw at the bowling alley, slide foot stuck, other stepped forward onto the top edge of the gutter, still can't figure out how it broke, smaller bone just above the ankle, foot on sideways til surgery. Metal plate and 6 screws (still have them). I hate when that happens!!!!