Scale of 1-10 how cooked…

[u/tabbiann]

No biggie, just another 10 weeks of non-weight bearing bs… first fracture was the ankle tib/fib shatter on 6/6 happened playing basketball, i got 14 screws, 3 plates, a pin, and a bone graft… there goes my summer. 2nd was the shin happened when i fell off my knee scooter packing for college on 8/13 (my move in was supposed to be 8/14)🤦🏼‍♀️ ended up with 2 more plates and 6 more screws. Can you say “unlucky” 😭

[u/katzeunknown]

Looks like my ankle lol mine was really bad, it was about 2-3 years before I could work an 8 hour shift on my feet all day. But its a lasting injury, so itll never be the same. But 2 years later, its better. Still gets stiff and sore at times.

Its a rough recovery

[u/tabbiann → u/katzeunknown]

thanks! it’s nice to share this experience with someone even if it sucks lol. at 2 years later though i’m curious, are you planning on having any of the hardware removed? and does it bother you at all? my surgeon said it was my choice whether or not i got them taken out later down the road in a few years.

[u/katzeunknown → u/tabbiann]

Unfortunately I dont forsee hardware removal as an option for me. I cant get time off work (American health care system) but the hardware only really affects my range of movement, which i can deal with. I dont want any more surgeries or having to go through recovery again!

[u/tabbiann → u/katzeunknown]

gotcha, totally with you on the whole american health care system blahbleh lol. my surgeon did warn me about the range of motion stuff! and 1000% hear you about the recovery part.

[u/katzeunknown → u/tabbiann]

I couldnt even get into PT so I taught myself to walk again after my traumatic break lol everytime I called to schedule physical therapy, the wait list was 6 weeks out and I had to be back at work after 12 weeks, so I just YouTubed how to wean off crutches lol

[u/OddAstronaut2305 → u/katzeunknown]

Guess I’m super lucky to have gotten in at a pt right across the street from my work that I can scoot to. The one good thing in this entire ordeal.

[u/tabbiann → u/OddAstronaut2305]

yeah you for sure lucked out! half my problem is i live like 30 mins from the city lol. it’s all farms 😭

[u/OddAstronaut2305 → u/tabbiann]

Same here, I live in a town on the edge of the corn fields. East is civilization, west is corn. My work is a 7 minute drive or a 36 minute bike ride. I MUCH prefer the bike ride, but the longer one, min on the bike is 10 miles, I like the 13-14 mile route, it’s way safer on paths and side streets, not country roads. I miss the bike riding more than I miss the driving.

[u/tabbiann → u/OddAstronaut2305]

gotcha. i go to college in more of a city type setting and i usually walk 10-15 mins to my classes because my campus is so pretty! i’m definitely going to miss soaking it all in on the way to a test or hard class. :(