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I won the lottery today...
02-06-2012, 06:13 PM
For a certain definition, that is. I was on my bicycle this morning and was hit by a truck. However, there is currently no evidence of broken bones or such, just a knee sprain and contusions down my right leg.
Going 27 years without a bone fracture! Yay, me!
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Oof.... My concern is aimed in your general direction.
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Done that before.
Did more damage to the car that hit me. Justice!
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Yeesh. You really did get lucky there.
I'd suggest paying close attention to how that leg holds up. [Personal story] When I was in elementary/middle school, I broke my foot stepping off a curb somehow (lamest injury story ever, though I was wearing a white shirt and holding a cup of punch at the time), and the the person at the emergency room thought it was a contusion initially. I ended up walking on it for nearly a day before they realized their mistake. It wasn't that bad, just a hairline fracture, I think, but you should still be careful with that leg, just in case.
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Okay... crutches. Any *easy* way to walk on them?
Yeah... don't wear sandals.
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Heh. Adjust them so that when placed under the arm, you're standing flat on the ground. Despite the lure of just riding the crutches, they're just a pair of canes, and should be used as such. They're there to catch you when your foot/leg/etc. can't handle it on its own, not walk for you.
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02-08-2012, 10:10 PM
And when you get a chance, yank the rabbit from betwixt your butt cheeks. He has done his job admirably and should be afforded a breath of fresh air.
Glad to hear you are relatively unscathed.
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Okay... its been a little more than three days since the accident. I'm getting used to the crutches, and standing on one leg. Still hurts like hell when I wake up to about fifteen minutes after I take my meds. But look on the bright side! This is teaching me a whole new respect for being able to carry stuff around!
Urg. I think this is depression phase...
That's when you start 'stepping' on people's feet with the crutches... It'll cheer you up.
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Ouch. My sympathies. I'm lucky too, though. Never have broken a bone. Hope I never do. But I have had a knee TWIST out of joint to the point the kneecap popped out of position. 6 weeks in a leg brace for that one. Good thing it was when I was still in junior high school and young enough to heal properly. And 25+ years later that joint STILL "crinkles" when I straighten it to horizontal in a sitting position. Not painful. But just a reminder.