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Brrrrr.....
Join Date: Oct 2003
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I can't remember...
if I told you guys that I messed up my ankle in K-stan around the June time frame and when I got back to the States the Military MHS (medical hobby shop) sent me to physical therapy (with the MRI report in hand that said I had a torn tendon - this was in October) and to be patient..... Well, in January I went to Flordia for field training/exercise and managed to rip the ligaments (results from yet another MRI that the military said was "unneccessary") on the opposite side of the same ankle. They told me to continue physical therapy and "be patient". While playing their stupid game I finally managed to get a second opinion (with a REAL doctor) and ended up having surgery Monday afternoon. While I'm not excited to have to have surgery - or be on crutches... I am pretty happy that THIS will be the fix that my ankle obviously needed. (a tendon repair, a ligament repair, many bone fragments removed - one was a little over an inch long, and a bunch of scar tissue removed).
So now for the next few days - all I'm doing is sitting in my recliner, taking serious pain meds - watching the occasional tv program & use the good ole laptop until the pain meds knock me out. LOL |
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Seize life. Be an ermine.
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You know the old saying: an army travels on its ankles.
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Hope everything heals up right and your physical therapy goes well. Thanks, again, for your service.
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Hope it heals well for you, and thank you.
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Brrrrr.....
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Thanks! I'm optimistc now..... funny how seeing a credible doctor can do that for your outlook. I would love to be running by the end of June - but that might be a bit too optimistic, so I'll have to be a little more "patient" and see how things go. Once my rehab is complete (or getting close), I'm going to seriously consider retiring from the AF and getting started in the civilian sector.
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I hope your ankle heals 100% and is good as new as soon as possible. I don't know if it would help to take calcium supplements and maybe chondroitin and glucosamine to speed up the process, but if it would, I'd take it. Thanks for your service; we are in your debt.
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Get well quick.
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Looks like she only got two posts in before she got knocked out. Lightweight...
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Brrrrr.....
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There's alot of reading to catch up on!!!!! I've been a definate slacker here! But it is almost time for the "happy pills" and that WILL knock me out within about 30 minutes lol.
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Oh shit, I woke her up.
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Brrrrr.....
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LOL
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Good luck!
My brother broke his ankle in the beginning of January and he is still not back to work yet. he's walking on it, but too much time walking on it and or standing on it brings on swelling and stiffness. my friend is a podiatrist, and he says it takes almost a year for the ankle to get back to normal. Get better! no skiing for you! ![]() |
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Brrrrr.....
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Did your brother have to have surgery? I'm glad he's getting around on it - hopefully he's more patient than I am! Good luck to him!
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Enjoy your Limdu time CG, and document the hell out of everything they do to you medically, you'll need it when it comes time to retire. I'm learning how to speak VA now myself.
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Brrrrr.....
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Thanks! I'm getting copies of everything - especially since these clowns didn't seem to think that there was a reason to fix it when I first got back into the states. But ya know, you could make a fortune if you could make one of those "learn the VA language with one easy CD"... ![]() |
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