Advice needed for broken foot? (5674 hits)
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Submitted by sebcharrot (View user info) at 2004-06-20 15:37:51 EDT
Okay, I need advice from you guys: I think I may have broken my foot today, and I was wondering if anyone else had any experience with stuff like that, I wanna know if it actually is broken or not...
I was running and tripped and completely bent my foot at something approaching a right angle. Right now (9 hours later) it's swollen, painful to walk around on and -and maybe this is just in my head- it feels like it's looser when I lift my foot off the ground.
My parents are away to Cuba at the moment, so my Gran's looking after my brother and I. My Gran who can't drive me to the hospital about an hour away. I'm going to the local doctor's surgery tomorrow to get an opinion (because it's fucking closed on sundays), but I wanted Uber's help to maybe calm me?
Help me!
And so this post isn't a complete waste of your time, here's a joke and a picture of me.... camwhore woo!
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The woman was a bit startled by this proclamation, but she was intrigued by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single. She looked at her six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about her selections that could have tipped off the drunk to her marital status. Curiosity getting the better of her, she said
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BU-DUM- TSHH!
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Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-08-27 07:27:28 EDT (#)
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ooops I means +2 small camwhore
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-08-27 07:26:59 EDT (#)
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you obviously have my sympathy for the sore foot and everything. what possessed you to write about it on uber rather than going to casuatly? the 9 hour wait or something?
Submitted by mrwolf (user info) at 2005-08-27 06:04:39 EDT (#)
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One time at basketball this fat fuck trod on my ankle as I tried to jump, instead of landing on my foot flat I landed on it's out facing side and it twisted under my ankle pushing my foot as far towrds the wrong way round as humanly possible. I was sure it must have been broken because the pain just didn't stop coming. I screamed my head off for about 10 minutes solid before I started to just get used to the agony, the pain lulled after about 40 minutes but I couldn't walk on it without the exact same pain coming back.
I went to the hospital the next day and the x-ray said all was good and it was just swollen, the bastards said they were short on crutches and to have some pain killers and hop home! Wankers.
A few days passed I found that I could put little pressure on it but it was really messed up. Eventually it was ok to walk on but the slightest thing ould trigger it off, I slipped slightly towards the bottom of the stairs about 2 months later and landed square on my feet, instead of going about my day which should b the case when you land perfectly I crumbled to the ground in the same agony I'd felt during basketball.
I hate the hospital for not giving me more of a lookover because I have a strong feeling I'd dislocated my ankle and it's not gone back properly and consequently not healed in the right position.
It's almost back to normal now about 6 months on but I can't play basketball and I can't jump very far without getting a nasty twing in my ankle, I can't seem to land right anymore either.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-08-29 17:57:16 EDT (#)
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Haha, thanks man, but if you'll look at the date it was a while back now.
The doctor said it was a torn ligament, so I stayed off it etc etc but if i bend my foot a certain way it still fucking hurts.
Fucking NH-bloody-S.
Submitted by HMP22 (user info) at 2004-08-28 23:49:51 EDT (#)
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yeah, i broke my foot once. It hurt to walk on, it was swollen, and there was a blue bruise running along the broken bone. 3 weeks later, i went to the doctor (my dad hates taking me to the hospital) and all they told me was to stay off it. No shit. Although, apparently you can get a cast type deal thats inflatable and takes pressure off the foot when you walk on it. Im Canadian though, so all of that is free. I say you just stay off it. In about 4-5 weeks, it'll feel better.
Submitted by ThatOneGirl (user info) at 2004-08-28 23:32:46 EDT (#)
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Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-29 05:57:19 (#)
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No wait, it's something like....Zarkov or something....
Man.
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Kovac.
You should tap into your ER doctor alter-ego and fix your foot. Even though this is a super old post....
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-07-11 07:11:54 EDT (#)
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Hahahahaha, nice one specialK. hehehe.
Submitted by SPECIALk (user info) at 2004-07-10 03:47:34 EDT (#)
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your foot looks a lot like a head when it's broken
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-29 05:57:19 EDT (#)
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No wait, it's something like....Zarkov or something....
Man.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-28 12:26:30 EDT (#)
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Hahaha, thanks Munkey. Isn't he called Zarkovich...or something?
Hehe, and cheers Caulain, though I don't quite know what you mean by that...
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2004-06-28 08:52:54 EDT (#)
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i like the euro haircut
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2004-06-27 19:22:06 EDT (#)
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+2 for camwhoring
you look like that brooding doctor with the sexy accent on "ER"
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-06-25 16:12:33 EDT (#)
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I went to the doctor with a fucked up knee. The idiot nurse had me follow her through about 3 or 4 miles of corridors to an examining room with no consideration that if I could walk that far that fast I would be at WORK and not gimping around the doctor's office. Then some young kid came in claiming to be a doctor. I'm guessing that IF he was really a doctor, the ink was still drying on that diploma. He started asking me a series of completely unrelated questions and helpfully determined that it was sports related - no shit really?!?! Wow you are a fucking psychic. I run, do karate, hike, climb, ride a bike and you ingeniously determined that my knee did not spontaneously develop this strain on it's own. He then referred me to the same sports doctor I always go to and in fact wanted to see when I called there and left. I got better "medical care" from a high school basketball player working at Sports Authority when I stopped there for a knee brace on my way home.
Then I changed doctors.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-21 17:25:05 EDT (#)
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Mick you retard I said I was waiting on my doctor's appointment and I wanted comforted while I waited. Did you read the fucking post? It's not all that much to read you know.
ANYWAY, for those who care, I had to go to the hospital because all the doctor said was "I can't help you, go to casualty" so I went there and waited for hours, then got sent all around the hospital (walking), got an X-ray, got told that (and this is the fucked up part) that:
"You've not broken anything"
"Oh, that's go-"
"You've just jiggled the bones in your foot around and torn the ligaments that hold them together"
"I...uh, wh-"
"So keep it supported"
With that she started to walk away, when I asked "Umm, I tore the ligaments in my foot??"
"Yep"
And walked away. I didn't even get to ask if it was serious or not, or if i needed bandaging or anything. Not a fucking thing.
Fucking NHS.
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2004-06-21 11:10:16 EDT (#)
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here is my advice:
DONT RUN YOU CLUMSY BASTARD!
Here is some more:
GO TO A FUCKING DOCTOR AND GET IT EXAMINED AS OPPOSED TO ASKING A BUNCH OF UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET!
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-21 10:54:57 EDT (#)
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Tell us what happened when its over:)
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-21 07:27:02 EDT (#)
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Yay! Not even two hours until (according to the raters here):
the doctor bends my foot to see if its brokie
he sends me to the x-ray and blablablontologist
i get a cement cast with a hinge so i can scratch
i dont get a cast, only bandaging and crutches
i'm told not to lean on my foot
i'm told to keep it elevated
....?
Submitted by Adereterial (user info) at 2004-06-21 04:29:40 EDT (#)
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Could be broken, could be sprained, could be cracked...
Go get an xray and in the meantime, keep the damn thing elevated (helps with the swelling), cold compresses if you can handle it but only for short periods, and painkillers, Ibuprofen works best.
They don't tend to cast broken feet over here, just strap them and give you crutches for about 6 weeks... it's not so hard.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-21 02:44:41 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Zoidberg (user info) at 2004-06-20 21:43:28 (#)
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Hmmm
I would say you're cute, but I don't like cripples
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Hahahaha. Fair enough. I'll just come back when I can walk properly.
Submitted by SoxSexSax (user info) at 2004-06-20 22:54:10 EDT (#)
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I'm not sure, but isn't the cure for a broken foot whacking it hard and repeatedly with a hammer?
Submitted by Bigmike (user info) at 2004-06-20 22:05:36 EDT (#)
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Submitted by mad_monkey_mojo (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:46:16 (#)
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DIAGNOSIS: Foot trauma, possible fracture.
PLAN
1. Find a girl with a fat pussy.
2. Soak it in cider.
Who the fuck soaks a pussy in cider?
Submitted by Zoidberg (user info) at 2004-06-20 21:43:28 EDT (#)
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Hmmm
I would say you're cute, but I don't like cripples
Submitted by FilthyAssistant (user info) at 2004-06-20 17:47:45 EDT (#)
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Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:44:50 (#)
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As for "mussable"....what's that?
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Mussable. Capable of being mussed. To muss: to run your fingers through someone's hair in a zigzag motion with the intention of messing it up.
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-20 17:44:51 EDT (#)
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Oh man. I did not want to scare you. My intent was to give you some hope...I mean you are not going to die on that swallen foot. And it will be ok in no times notice. I just wanted to assure you that you're not the only one that has bent his foot. And the fact that youre still able to sit at your comp is proof enough that it is not bad m8......
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 17:38:46 EDT (#)
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Oh god, what a nightmare. Thanks for sharing man, hehehe, but you're scaring the shit out of me. Up until now (if this is broken) I'd never broken a bone...
Oh well, we all gotta lose that record sometime...
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:52:33 EDT (#)
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I can tell you what is going to happen tomorrow at the doctors. The doc will have a look at your foot and probably try to bend it. (scream before he does that...) Then he will send you to X-Ray. Depending on that result he will either send you to the tomographer or order a cement. If he orders a cement INSIST on getting a removeable thingy (so you can scratch your leg from time to time; and believe me; you want it to be removeable; at least to be able to take a shower. If your journey ends up in a tomograph then hope that your chord is in one piece. If not you will undergo mild surgery. It's not as bad as is sounds. But still insist on the modern removeable cement-thingy. Even if it costs more.
Probably its not that bad at all. But anyways you will end up with some crutches. At least for some days. In the bad case you will have to draw attention to yourself crutching for 6 weeks. Ok. I am painting my soul to the wall here...I bent my foot too many times I guess. But everytime it was ok again after a little while. So don't worry!
Submitted by Tom (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:36:52 EDT (#)
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Hating people takes too much effort.
Submitted by Falconer (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:29:13 EDT (#)
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Plus 2 for the joke, i know sweet fuck all about feet-breakings.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:27:48 EDT (#)
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Oh lucky me eh? Well cheers guys, I'm glad that there's a place I can go and get some extelligence as varying as this.
Submitted by PatheticCapitalistFuck (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:25:09 EDT (#)
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You prolly got a cracked bone in there. There's so many bones squishing around in the foot (26 I think) that it may be a day or two before the bruising shows up. Once that happens, then you got the swelling.
The fun thing you will find out is that there is very little that can be done for a cracked bone (one that is not completely broken like yours sounds like). You will be given one of those cool knee length boots to wear and told to stay off your feet as much as possible. You do however get a nice scrip for your choice of pain killers and anti-inflammatories.
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:13:29 EDT (#)
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The bruise will come in the next 2 days. Believe me.
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:10:19 EDT (#)
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I could sense the pain in your eyes. And since I am generally trying to be a nice guy I didn't comment on the picture....
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:10:06 EDT (#)
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No, that's weird. Nine or so hours and it hasn't bruised at all... what does that mean???
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:06:04 EDT (#)
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Ah yes...and take pictures of the colors your swelling will take...It will first be a light to dark blue, then it turns into something you could call greenish...and you will get purple shades, too....Hehehe...take it easy.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:05:08 EDT (#)
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Not sure if you're being nice or trying to lull me into a false sense of security, but thanks Tom, you're a standup guy.
hehe
So noone's commented on the camwhore pic eh? Maybe I should have dedicated a whoooole post to it and got me a lot of minuses...
Submitted by Spiral_Abraxis (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:04:48 EDT (#)
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Ouch.
You kinda look like me.
Submitted by Tom (user info) at 2004-06-20 16:00:23 EDT (#)
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Hiya Seb.
Comin from a guy who has broken every bone, torn every ligament and sprained every joint at least three times, I have a spot of advice.
Put some ice on it and all that jazz. Try not to walk a whole lot. Sometimes a bone will pop out of joint or something and just be funky for a while. Pretty painful, I know. Sleep on it. If it isn't better in 24 hours, go see a doctor. It might have been messed up a little bit.
Hope that helps.
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:59:47 EDT (#)
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Yes accidents like that hurt. It is the swelling that causes most of the pain because the bloog gets into the joint and all your nerves there get the pressure. If it was only a broken bone it would actually hurt less. Remember to keep the leg up (extra blanket, sleep on your back if you can get some sleep).
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:52:38 EDT (#)
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Cheers guys. Especially for the advice about putting my foot up.
No, it's not quite a basketball yet...it looks more like my foot's swallowed a baseball. Hehehe...
Ouch...
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:50:46 EDT (#)
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You most probably have badly torn your chord. It could be ripped, too. In addition it is likely that you fractured some bone. You can only be certain after X-Ray and tomography. But what you must do until then is keeping that leg up (above heart level) and cerainly not stepping on it. (don't sit at your comp with your leg down because the ruptured blood vessels will bleed more; hence more pain and swelling). Use some ice (wrapped in cloth). If it gets too bad then call a taxi and drive to the hospital. 9 hours is already a long time. I guess by now your foot looks like a basketball...:) No panic m8. I've had that a few times...i will be better.
Submitted by mad_monkey_mojo (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:46:16 EDT (#)
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DIAGNOSIS: Foot trauma, possible fracture.
PLAN
1. Find a girl with a fat pussy.
2. Soak it in cider.
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:45:54 EDT (#)
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i broke my foot once. senior year of high school. i mist have slept on it ALL night.
when i leapt out of bed to punch my alarm clock it wouldnt support me and i fell.
i walked around on it for 1/2 hour before any feeling came back. it felt likepins and needles but not like the kind oyu get from no circulation. i felt like i was stepping on glass.
it did not swell at all really. it just HURT!
i would suggest you stay off of it until you get to a doctor.
if it is broken you may be doing mroe damage by walking around. elevate it.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:44:50 EDT (#)
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Hehehehehe, thanks.
As for "mussable"....what's that?
Submitted by FilthyAssistant (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:41:51 EDT (#)
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Mussable hair. i approve.
As for your foot, sounds like its fucked.
Helpful, aren't i?
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-06-20 15:39:55 EDT (#)
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Apologies for a crap post. I promise my next post'll be better.
That picture's so weird...