I fractured my ankle

[first time farmer]

So my ankle has been hurting for a few days now. So today i went to the doctors and they took xrays and what do i find out i fractured the ball of my ankle(not really sure if thats what is medical called but i think you know what i mean lol) i opted out of the hard cast thing for an air cast. I wont be doing much of anything for atleast 6 weeks...not fun at all

 

[debilorrah]

Bummer. Take care of it or you will have pain all your life.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Ouch!! yes take it easy, don't want to further injure things that are so useful later

 

[chixie]

I am sorry... I hope you heal quickly... hugs

 

[19Dawn76]

Aw, I hope you can find a way to amuse yourself for 6 weeks.

 

[Widget]

Been there. Done that. Was in a cast for a month. Then an air cast for two weeks. Had a 50/50 chance of it healing on its own without the need for surgery. Thank goodness I never needed the surgery. I also got very creative in how to feed and water the horses and chickens while on crutches. I even built a run-in for the Mustang I adopted. Try climbing up a ladder while wearing an air cast.

It's been a year and a half and I still have a bit of pain every so often. Not much. Just enough to remind me that falling down the cellar stairs was not one of my most intelligent ideas.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Take time to let it heal correctly. I broke the fifth metatarsal--the bone that runs behind your pinkie toe. They put in in a wheelchair for 8 weeks and then a boot for another 8. Well, I was suppose to be in the boot for 8 weeks. I didn't like that lopside walk it gave me, hurt my back. So now I still have problems with my foot. 4years later!!

LET IT HEAL!!!

 

[speckledhen]

So sorry! I broke both the tibia and the fibula on my left ankle last January. I have a titanium plate with 5 screws on one and two long screws in the other. And the dang thing still hurts and swells up.

Wishing you a fast recovery!

 

[chickensioux]

OUCH! Get well soon!!!