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fizzgig

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Tue Jul 29, 2014, 02:26 AM Jul 2014

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

Last edited Tue Jul 29, 2014, 04:43 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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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
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