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11-02-2006, 09:32 AM
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I broke my ankle!
Monday night, practicing for my competition, broke my ankle. Just lost my balance partway through my footwork, started to fall backward and then my edge caught and I rolled over on my ankle. Left ankle. Folks at the rink were super and my coach is a total rockstar because he stayed with me at the hospital for like 5 hours!
they did surgery on Tuesday and I have 2 screws that will stay in and 1 that will have to come out in 8 weeks. No weight bearing until that screw comes out, which totally sucks. But the surgery went well and they say it was a good break and it's stable now. It's just so hard to get around. So think of me and if you pray, pray for me! I won't be on line too much right now but if you have my phone number from previous meetings, feel free to call. It doesn't matter if you wake me up since that's pretty much all I have to do! Pat, sigh.
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11-02-2006, 09:40 AM
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Oh, Pat!
You were having such a good time this season. I'm so sorry. Hope you heal fast! PS - Are your skates still in their hard guards? You might want to give the blades a rubdown with WD40 or vaseline since you'll be off the ice for a bit.
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11-02-2006, 09:46 AM
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 Oh man that is terrible! I hope you heal well. I found that playing shootemup games on the internet helped me recover from surgery  Lyle
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11-02-2006, 11:00 AM
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Oh Pat, I'm so sorry. Lots of healing thoughts and vibes.
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11-02-2006, 11:18 AM
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Thats really bad luck, I also send healing vibes to you. Its every skaters nightmare. hope you heal well and quickly.
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11-02-2006, 11:26 AM
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OH NO! Pat, I'm soooo sorry. Would a loaner laptop help? Let me know, I would be happy to drive down with one and get to see you too.
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11-02-2006, 11:38 AM
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Oh no, I am so sorry!!!! Kudos to you for being so positive, even though I know you must be so frustrated at having to miss your competition (not to mention staying off the ice for awhile). But I'm glad the break was not a messy one, so you will be able to skate again once it's healed.
Sending a hug and lots of healing energy your way. . . 
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11-02-2006, 11:50 AM
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OMG!!! PAT!!!
I'm so sorry you broke your ankle!  Get well soon... are you okay enough to get around on crutches when you're working? Or are you pretty much either sitting or lying down? Thank goodness it's a clean break, huh?Yeah, I like computer games too. The infamous Japanese torture game (aka Sedoku) definitely will easily "entertain" (i.e. frustrate) you for a while. (I of course, also like shoot-em-up games...oh, and pinball too!!!)
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11-02-2006, 01:48 PM
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I am sorry about your pain and your accident. Broke mine in January and it was a long haul.....I will keep you in my prayers. A new sympathy for the handicapped was what i gained, plus learned patience. Hope you'll be okay.
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11-02-2006, 02:19 PM
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Thanks everyone for your sympathies. The thing is right now it is in a splint, not a cast, and i am suppposed to be lying down as much as possible with the leg up. Really they want my knee and my hip at 90 degrees. Of course i have to move around a bit, but I am trying to be super good about this for obvious reasons. Plus it hurts less that way.
i'm using a walker rather than crutches. I liked the stability of the walker more siince I am not allowed to have any weight at all on the left foot. They told me around 20 times, so I guess they must mean it! I have about 4 steps to negotiate here at home, which sucks, but I manage by sitting down and scootching up and around. It tires me out though. DBNY --thanks so much for your generous offer. I do have an iBook (that I'm typing on right now) and in fact my boss is sending a laptop tonight. It's just awkward positioning that's the problem. And I'm not sure when I will go back to work. Not until the cast is on and I feel up to it. Technically, I'll be able to drive but it's scary to think of getting myself and my walker and stuff into the car. So we'll see. But my boss and the people I work with are great and I'm sure we'll work something out. It won't be as efficient as I usually am, but I'll get something done! Thank you again everyone for your support. Pat
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11-02-2006, 02:57 PM
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Sorry to hear about your ankle! I broke my right one in almost the same way a few years ago. If you have hardwood floors, I recommend a wheely desk chair for getting around. Just watch out for those steps. If it makes you feel better, I broke mine in three places, and it's fine now. But, it also wasn't my landing foot. They told me 8 weeks, too, but it was more like 6. Good luck, I hope it heals quickly!
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11-02-2006, 02:58 PM
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Ouchies! I hope you heal quick. If the laptop is uncomfortable to type while you're lying down, have you thought about getting one of those laptop desks? It has a hard surface and you put this pillow part on your legs and it's very stable too. Easier to put the laptop on it and balance it and all that.
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11-02-2006, 03:03 PM
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Oh no! From one skater who did the same thing and has the plate and screws still in place, you have my full sympathies. Breaking your ankle is horrendous...there's no getting away from it. It will be a long journey from here until you next get on the ice, but you will do it. Rest up as much as you can now, keep that ankle elevated to reduce the swelling, do as you're told and don't bear weight on it, and you will be doing all you need for the time being for a good recovery. When I broke mine, I couldn't weight bear for the six weeks I was in a cast so I had to learn to walk on it again, but it came back within a couple of weeks, and I was back skating three months after the accident, albeit taking it very gently and refraining from jumping till I'd been back on the ice for a couple of months. I still suffer with ankle pain now if I over do the skating, and if the weather's damp and miserable, so be prepared for that, but a broken ankle doesn't mean the end of your skating days, that's for sure!
Nicki
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11-02-2006, 03:59 PM
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11-02-2006, 04:07 PM
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I really hope you getting better soon, eat lots of chocolate you deserve it!
Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.
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11-02-2006, 04:07 PM
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Sorry to hear about that! Good thing we got good medicine and reasonably good technology these days. We want to see you in rehab first thing tomorrow ok. And then back on the ice next week
 Ok...if not next week, then ASAP.
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11-02-2006, 04:51 PM
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Awww thats too bad! .. I hope it is a quick recovery! Good Luck!
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11-02-2006, 05:30 PM
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I'm so sorry to hear of your broken ankle. Healing thoughts winging their way across the ocean to you.
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11-02-2006, 05:34 PM
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I'm sorry to hear that! Heal quickly. The ice will be waiting for you to return.
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11-02-2006, 06:32 PM
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I am so sorry to hear about your ankle!
I am wishing you a speedy recovery .... xo
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11-02-2006, 07:37 PM
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I hope your ankle feels better soon, Pat!!! {{{{{{Hugs to you}}}}}
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11-02-2006, 08:46 PM
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That brings back too vivid memories of my ankle (something, sprain or what) but that kept me off the ice for half a year and hardly any skating for a year. What can I say... I got very acquainted with the computer and drawing during that period of time. All the best for a good recovery!
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