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I went to the doctor today to have my ankle checked out. I won't be able to get copies of my xrays until I go in for surgery on the 10th, but I did get to see the damage through a fluoroscope and it's pretty fuckin' brutal.
Apparently it's the outside bone, not the inside bone, that's broken, plus a chunk of the small bone between my ankle and foot is chipped off. My tibia and fibula are separated, so I'm going in on Tuesday to get metal plating around the break and a screw put through the two bones to hold them together. I'm not sure if the doctor's going to screw down the broken off bit of bone or just remove it. I guess it depends on how big a chunk it is.
The break itself is pretty nasty. It's maybe three inches above my ankle at about a 65 degree angle. I've got a walking cast on for now, but I can't actually walk on it. Getting around on crutches is a real pain because I'm getting tired so easily. I also got my pain meds upped, since the ones I had were only working for about two hours and I was still pretty sore even while I was on them. The doctor doubled my dose, so I should be fine.
I guess that's it, really. I'm spending almost all of my time in bed since I can't move around much. I'm getting the hang of getting on and off the bed by myself and moving around on the crutches, even if it is exhausting, so hopefully I'll at least be mobile again in a week or two.
Apparently it's the outside bone, not the inside bone, that's broken, plus a chunk of the small bone between my ankle and foot is chipped off. My tibia and fibula are separated, so I'm going in on Tuesday to get metal plating around the break and a screw put through the two bones to hold them together. I'm not sure if the doctor's going to screw down the broken off bit of bone or just remove it. I guess it depends on how big a chunk it is.
The break itself is pretty nasty. It's maybe three inches above my ankle at about a 65 degree angle. I've got a walking cast on for now, but I can't actually walk on it. Getting around on crutches is a real pain because I'm getting tired so easily. I also got my pain meds upped, since the ones I had were only working for about two hours and I was still pretty sore even while I was on them. The doctor doubled my dose, so I should be fine.
I guess that's it, really. I'm spending almost all of my time in bed since I can't move around much. I'm getting the hang of getting on and off the bed by myself and moving around on the crutches, even if it is exhausting, so hopefully I'll at least be mobile again in a week or two.