So home I go with a pair of crutches and three floors-seven steps between each to play on. You sure find out how accessible your house is! The hubby has had to grab me several times to stop me from wiping out, once it was like a mother cat grabbing her kitten by the scruff of the neck! Thanks god he is a big strong guy! Cause being overweight and out of shape sure doesn’t work with crutches!

I spent the first month confined to my bedroom, bathroom 10 steps away, nice patio doors to look out. The Bee would bring up some breakfast to me (muffin, bagel, fruit, orange juice, yogurt) any combination. Then snacks when she got home from school. Dinner when the hubby got home later. I lost 20lbs on the broken ankle diet! not so bad!

Go back for the 10 day follow up, more waiting….get a lecture from the Osteoporosis lady, there is concern because my injury is considered a “fragility” injury. I went for a bone density scan the next week, still havn’t got the results…my doctor isn’t one to keep you informed and I keep forgetting to call him.

So anyways I get into the follow up appt with a surgeon who could compete with “McDreamy”. Some orderly guy starts ripping the cast off while McFooty explaining what he’s done to my ankle on the xrays, hard to pay attention when someones pouring alcohol on your ankle, then clipping the staples and pulling stiches! I laid down, dug my nails into the hubbys hand and swore at him twice! MthrFr!! S.O.B!!

Another month non weight bearing, air walk cast so I could take it off and wash the ankle. Well so much for going back to work, not allowed to drive, bummer. My company van was automatic, but guess what I just got back in December? For the first time in my life a new car, a Kia Soul and little blue is a standard! argh!!

Hi, I’m creating this because I find it helpful and hope other will find this info helpful as well.

I broke my left ankle in three places March 28th, 2011. I was in the back yard trying to rid our shed of a nesting squirrel. All day I had avoided this icy spot, then bam! Down I went, hard on my butt (and it’s a sizable one!) and my head whipped back and bounced off the ground as well.

I thought for sure I would have a concussion, never thought of what had really occurred. My daughter was with me, watched me writhe around on the melting snow/grass/dirt asking what she could do. My first thought was to ice it so I dragged myself over to a snowbank and assesed the damage. We got a stiff broom on one side and the daughter (The Bee) on the other and hobbled back into the house. Straight to the couch and R I C E began. I was hoping it was just a sprain and i waited for my husband (St. John’s Amblulance trained!) to come home and inspect it.

It was very swollen but just a little bruising on the inside bottom, not enough to be broken said the hubby. I called into my work and booked off (I drive a special needs school van) Which i dreaded, I’m never ill. The next day the ankle wasn’t improving and the pain was up there with labour pains! I got the hubby to come home early and take me to the Urgent Care Clinic where i knew they had xray facilities.

Five hours later I was told it was broken in three places and I was a 9 out of ten for severity (that’s a first!) There would have to be a “reduction” and surgery and get over to the Hospital Emerg. asap! After a 9 hour adventure (aren’t hospitals grand?) I was in a cast and waiting for a call for the surgery.

Two days later and more hospital adventure wait time, I had a plate and seven screws on the left side and to huge screws I compare to a wood screws on the right. Non weight bearing, come back in ten days for the follow up.

If a duck quacks in the woods…..does anybody hear it?

Well first of all whats the little f’r doing in the woods eh?

Awesome…glad i waited for Edge of Desire…my fav…thanx

We had the local turkey troupe wander through yesterday….i discovered that i can “talk turkey”, my husband (the hunter) agreed i could be of good use calling turkeys, but i’m not sure about the wearing the feather coat….

Ummm sorry…nobody can give you chills like MJ…end of story

And the B S at the end was a huge FAIL…the guy should have sang the song and knocked our socks off…

To whom it may concern…

I have never, nor will i ever like drop ins, surprise visits etc

Dear cyclists:

I realize sometimes its perilous to be on the road with automobiles…but do you have to ride opposing traffic flow?

There is no time to react when your coming at me, to give you space and avoid a possible collision with you puts me at greater risk to involve another motorist in an accident.

Oh and could you tell your children to walk their bikes across intersections?

I’m more than willing to share the road when given the notice, let’s be safe out there people!

Seriously- WTF?

I’m just shaking my head here…