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““Wow Chili, how was the hike out?! What'd you do for it?

Hope you heal up quick!”
Sassafras
7:18:15 AM
11/13/06

Took two Aleve, laced my boot up tight and gritted my teeth for a mile.

At one point, I thought I was going to pass out.”

“Dang, now I really feel bad. Many moons ago I broke my ankle jumping out of a chopper on an airmobile training exercise. Granted I was 19 at the time but I remember having to hoof it out (okay I did have some morphine on board). BUT wow...sorry as heck dude.”

“Damn, not fun.
I hope you heal quickly

*edit*
Both of you Chili and Twigeater
last edited: 11/13/06 11:37:48 AM”

“ouch! heal fast chili!”

“Good grief. That's sound really painful. Hope you heal quickly chili. I suppose you won't be going on the turkey day trip huh?”

“Jeeze Chili. That bites! Get better soon. How'd it happen?

I broke a big toe about three weeks ago on a week-long backpack. Slipped off a rock fishing and pile drove the toe into the rocky stream bottom. BUt I was only a one day hike from the trailhead and was able to limp it out.”

“Dang, Chili!!!

Mother Puss Bucket, dat's gotta hurt!!!!

Twigeater, geezy you are stupid!!!”

“Ouch Twigeater! I hope it's not the same foot you injured last year.”

“no it's the other foot, LOL...

the left one has a hole in it from stepping on a screw, and the right one is bruised on both sides...I'm so graceful!

chili, I can't imagine walking a mile with a broken leg!”

“Yikes, that sucks! Can I sign your cast?”

“I can't imagine ever doing it again.”

“The first hike in a while where I didn't take any liquid pain killer with me.
chili
10:43:36 PM
11/12/06


I hope everyone learned a valuable lesson here. Be like the bearmagnet and always carry liquid painkiller.”

“LMAO, point well taken.”

“chili, that sounds realy awful! what the doc say today?”

“git good soon, chili! Yo bear!”

“I go to the orthopaedic clinic tomorrow. This mother#&%!$er hurts way more now than it did over the weekend. I had to get up at 6 AM and pop a vicodin. I was in misery.”

“I go to the orthopaedic clinic tomorrow. This mother#&%!$er hurts way more now than it did over the weekend. I had to get up at 6 AM and pop a vicodin. I was in misery.”

“wow I just read this. sorry chili

any update?”

“chilli, that's sucks bigtime...personally I don't find Vicodin all that great as a painkiller...I really hope you heal quickly...”

“I told them no more vicodin. Once I found out that was Hydrocodone, I wouldn't take anymore of it. Bad vibes on that stuff lately.

Anyway, they put me in a walking cast and told me to walk on it for a week. He wants to xray it again Tuesday. If it is a stable fracture (and he thinks it is) he will keep me in the walking cast which is cool because I can take it off to get in the shower.

If it is not stable, he will probably put screws in it.

Soooo, I am just limping around to find out if I am going to get "screwed" by the doctor.”

“Hey Chili, there are great vinyl and rubber thingies that fit over casts and are water proof. They work great and my insurance covered mine. I could actually go swimming with it!”

“a cast condom?


LMAO”

“I could actually go swimming with it!”
Sassafras

Good lord! Sounds like more of a boat anchor to me!”

“you got any left over vicodin you might want to donate?”

“I have a bunch. from my last cat bite :)

gives me a tummy ache”

“you get vicodin for a cat bite?!!!

Who's your doc?”

“Good news. The leg will not require surgery. The fracture is stable an the ankle joints all look good. I must have been in some pain at the ER, because I sure thought they said tibia. It is actually the fibula. Saw the fracture today and while it wasn't pretty, at least it is stable.


I stay in the walking boot until after the first of the year. He evaluates me again on the 3rd of January and said that he thought mid March was a good estimate on when I could plan a real backpacking trip. he said that with some luck, I might be able to take a short trip in February.

When I see him again, I can plan the "chili returns to hiking trip"!”

“Good news!!!! I was wondering how in the he11 you could walk on it.”

“It hurts, SS. But he told me to continue to do as much as I can. So, I figure he is the Doctor and I am the patient, so I listen.”

“Glad there is no surgery required!”

“Me too!!!!!”

“So you're sitting in front of the monitor, when you could be walking!

LOL.”

“LOL, trust me, I will get my share of walking done today before it is over.

I can manage to see my clients, but doing inspections can be painful.

At least I am at the office, not laid out flat on my back.”

“so the plan is for another SIpsey bushwhacking trip in mid march - right???”

“Damn skippy, same place. And bygod I want another chance at the night hike.

You have to confront your fears to progress in life.”

“Maybe Nurse Goodbody will call again?
That lady seemed like a 'keeper' to me.

I enjoyed meeting her at Sipsey.”

“well yeah StoveStomper but she really needs to get over her shyness and start holding up her end of the BS sessions”

“She's capable of that, IMHO.”

“Hey Chili...I just went to my favorite sandwich shop for lunch and the girl behind the counter has the same exact injury as yours!!! She has to wear her boot till March! She slipped on wet leaves OUCH!!!”

“Bummer. I know I will be in mine until January and expect it will be on a month or so after that.”

“I don't know what set it off, but bygod, I have hurt more in the last 24 hours than I have since I broke the damn thing.

It has been constant pain and as much as I haven't wanted to, I have had to take the pain killers.”

“Was it from standing around all day cooking?”

“That didn't help today, but yesterday, it was much of the same.

Hopefully, it will pass.”

“Well wishes to you, Chili. And welcome to community of folks who find it difficult to stand and/or walk. At least you still have a chance of healing. The rest of us, most likely, will have continued troubles and even have to limp on our paths to Heaven or Hell.”

“Does a bloody nose that won't stop count? I won't gross you out with the details but it's a doozie and still going. I just peeked at the washcloth I'm pinching my nose shut with and a 5 inch long chunk of clot slid out.”

“TMI!!!!! TMI!!!!”

“oh please don't make me laugh like that!”

“I had one of those as a kid. I was told to stop picking my nose.”

“I have a cold and had to blow my nose a lot today.”

“Please delay baking me any cookies for a little while, treebait.
Thanks!”