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ms liberty

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17. I'm sitting here right now with my right ankle in the air

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 08:00 PM

Mar 2021

On 1/25 I slipped and fell; my foot went one direction and my leg went the other, at the ankle. I have a tibia and fibula break with a dislocation, which means the bones were offset. My fib was sitting on my ankle. Not an open fracture, thank the gods. Now I have two plates and eight screws, and I just Tuesday got the okay to start putting my foot on the floor without using it. Since my surgery I've been largely immobile and keeping my foot up as my doctor said "with the tip of my toes above the top of my nose."
Fun times.

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Dan Rather tweet [View all] NYC Liberal Mar 2021 OP

Who tripped? LizBeth Mar 2021 #1

Joe boarding AF1 on his way to Atlanta. mobeau69 Mar 2021 #3

Figured, haven't heard yet. Big deal, or simply a trip and moving on? Not that I care cause LizBeth Mar 2021 #6

He tripped 3 times, so expect the RWNJ's to screech. ms liberty Mar 2021 #9

Thanks for the info. He needs to walk. Nothing wrong with that and he does not need to prove to LizBeth Mar 2021 #13

I know it - and he just got over the broken foot! n/t ms liberty Mar 2021 #14

True that. And having twisted a couple ankles more than once, they are weakened and I have to LizBeth Mar 2021 #15

I'm sitting here right now with my right ankle in the air ms liberty Mar 2021 #17

Oh, that just sounds horrible. I am so sorry for you. Bummer that. LizBeth Mar 2021 #19

Thanks! n/t ms liberty Mar 2021 #21

exactly demtenjeep Mar 2021 #2

We can always trust the U.S. media to get their priorities back asswards. abqtommy Mar 2021 #4

"Oops. Tripped over a big stack of accomplishments." soothsayer Mar 2021 #5

I love this, and I'll use it! n/t ms liberty Mar 2021 #10

Yay! soothsayer Mar 2021 #11

Trump didn't trip... Raven Mar 2021 #7

Someone should just post the pic of the former guy with the toilet paper on his shoe. Treefrog Mar 2021 #8

That pic really defines the Trump Presidency. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2021 #12

Rather is 89, and one of the best people to follow on Twitter Clash City Rocker Mar 2021 #16

It looked to me like he was wearing slippery shoes. He was running up the steps and Gaugamela Mar 2021 #18

He fell a couple times locks Mar 2021 #20

Dan nails it! burrowowl Mar 2021 #22