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fizzgig

(24,146 posts) Tue Jul 29, 2014, 01:26 AM Jul 2014

i hurt myself awfully badly and need some sympathy. updated: ankle is fractured [View all]

Last edited Tue Jul 29, 2014, 03:43 PM - Edit history (1)

managed to totally wreck my ankle and it hurts to the point the husband had to give me a piggy back ride from the parking lot to the apartment. it's propped up and under ice and he's doing a good job of taking care of me. off to urgent care in the morning.

i was overdue for serious injury or illness and here it is.

edit: it's fracture number two for this ankle. it happened in the parking lot at work and the lights weren't on, so hr said workman's comp should cover it. that means a trip to that doc and then likely an orthopedist.

i'll go back to work tomorrow. i'm going to keep it propped up and under ice for today.

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i hurt myself awfully badly and need some sympathy. updated: ankle is fractured [View all] fizzgig Jul 2014 OP

Oh - that sucks! Keep it elevated and iced csziggy Jul 2014 #1

sister's bringing me crutches in the morning fizzgig Jul 2014 #2

Oh good - crutches are safer! csziggy Jul 2014 #45

I'm so sorry, fizzgig. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #3

thanks fizzgig Jul 2014 #17

How are you feeling this morning? In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #20

Terrible news. TexasTowelie Jul 2014 #4

i dozed but didn't really sleep fizzgig Jul 2014 #18

ER? lululu Jul 2014 #5

thought about it fizzgig Jul 2014 #19

I had that a couple of years ago Helen Borg Jul 2014 #6

i've wrecked this ankle before fizzgig Jul 2014 #21

Get an X-Ray. longship Jul 2014 #7

no discoloration fizzgig Jul 2014 #23

Sorry, fizzgig Granny M Jul 2014 #8

thank you, granny m fizzgig Jul 2014 #24

Sorry for your injury. Lunabell Jul 2014 #9

i'm lucky to have decent insurance fizzgig Jul 2014 #25

Ouch! ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #10

i am thankful for that fizzgig Jul 2014 #26

Sorry about your mishap. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #11

i've sprained and fractured this ankle before fizzgig Jul 2014 #27

Aw Fizz ..... annabanana Jul 2014 #12

thanks, anna fizzgig Jul 2014 #28

sympathy given, feel better soon ! nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #13

appreciated! fizzgig Jul 2014 #29

Well take it like a man..... whistler162 Jul 2014 #14

the cats are the only ones to whine to fizzgig Jul 2014 #30

Take two doctors and stay in bed for 48 hours. Scuba Jul 2014 #15

good advice fizzgig Jul 2014 #31

Hope you are doing better by the time you read this! femmocrat Jul 2014 #16

i'm working on it fizzgig Jul 2014 #32

RICE! Coventina Jul 2014 #22

i had to macguyver on the ice pack fizzgig Jul 2014 #33

Isn't that RICES! whistler162 Jul 2014 #36

My bad! Coventina Jul 2014 #37

Damn! elleng Jul 2014 #34

waiting to hear back on the x-rays fizzgig Jul 2014 #38

I'm on it! elleng Jul 2014 #40

perfect! fizzgig Jul 2014 #41

Thought you'd like it! elleng Jul 2014 #42

sorry to hear that! grasswire Jul 2014 #35

he made very tasty dinner last night fizzgig Jul 2014 #39

I totally sympathize with you. RebelOne Jul 2014 #43

Compression is a big part of RICE... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #44

Hope you feel better soon. bigwillq Jul 2014 #46

aw, thats shitty. Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2014 #47

That's awful LiberalEsto Jul 2014 #48

Sooo sorry locks Jul 2014 #49

oh my gosh noamnety Jul 2014 #50

Had you alweady left work? If so you may prefer to sue. Walk away Jul 2014 #51

saw this at work... magical thyme Jul 2014 #52