Not the day I planned… but I got an ambulance ride!

[EarsofaSnowman]

Blimey! Hope the surgery is done quickly, and you can start to mend. Take care of yourself

 

[Rumtytum]

Lordy! Don’t want to imagine the pain you went through, just reading was horrendous. Wishing your pain to ease quickly and a successful recovery.

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Crikey, I felt ill just reading that. You are one very brave person and I hope the swelling reduces quickly so you can get it plated properly.

 

[wren123]

You poor thing, sending lots of healing vibes.

 

[Baywonder]

Oh my giddy aunt! I was wincing all the time whilst I read your post!

Sending you all the healing vibes in the world X

 

[Dave's Mam]

OUCH! Sending healing vibes.

 

[katastrophykat]

Oh no! I had a very similar one, but I was kept in with an x fix due to the swelling, rather than a cast… two weeks in and three ops- It was awful and I felt so powerless, so I totally understand. Please feel free to give me a shout to vent/cry virtually/chat about it if you need a stranger to talk to!

 

[scats]

Thanks everyone, putting the dislocation back in without pain relief was the most horrific pain I’ve ever felt in my life. I think the fact my tib and fib were also broken and were being pulled at the same time didn’t help.
It’s something I hope I never, ever have to experience again! Hideous!

The doctor who pulled me back into place came back later to check the X-rays and said he was dreading what he was going to see because he thought, from the crunching, that everything was shattered inside. Fortunately I actually have 2 nice complete but clean breaks, it’s just they are both unstable.
I’m very lucky to still have a foot because they lost the pulse on it several times and my foot had gone cold. The ambulance crew practically threw me on the board to get me to the ambulance coz they thought my foot was a goner ?.
It could have been so, so much worse.

 

[RachelFerd]

Oooh that's sounds incredibly painful. Best wishes for a rapid recovery!

 

[Mrs B]

Clicked 'like' but you know what I mean!

x

 

[scats]

I’ve also completely torn the ligaments around my ankle, unsurprisingly, so they might have to do something with them in surgery.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Thanks everyone, putting the dislocation back in without pain relief was the most horrific pain I’ve ever felt in my life. I think the fact my tib and fib were also broken and were being pulled at the same time didn’t help.
It’s something I hope I never, ever have to experience again! Hideous!

The doctor who pulled me back into place came back later to check the X-rays and said he was dreading what he was going to see because he thought, from the crunching, that everything was shattered inside. Fortunately I actually have 2 nice complete but clean breaks, it’s just they are both unstable.
I’m very lucky to still have a foot because they lost the pulse on it several times and my foot had gone cold. The ambulance crew practically threw me on the board to get me to the ambulance coz they thought my foot was a goner ?.
It could have been so, so much worse.

If its any consolation, having metalwork in there should allow for healing to be quicker. My hubby had metal in the whole leg! No cast just metal. I took him to a hyperbaric chamber 6 times to enable the healing . It really helped.

 

[maya2008]

? Oh ouch! Get well soon!

 

[Fools Motto]

Wow, that really hurts reading that! Get better/mended soon... take care x

 

[shortstuff99]

Ouch! That sucks. Fingers crossed for a good recovery.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Owwww!
I'm surprised you weren't offered gas and air while they moved your bones about! That's not brilliant but it does help. Fingers crossed that the swelling goes down quickly. It took my leg 10 days to be ready for the external fixture to be put on. I am surprised, too, that they sent you home. Take care!

 

[millitiger]

Ouch! I hope they get you back in speedily so you can start to heal.

 

[scats]

Owwww!
I'm surprised you weren't offered gas and air while they moved your bones about! That's not brilliant but it does help. Fingers crossed that the swelling goes down quickly. It took my leg 10 days to be ready for the external fixture to be put on. I am surprised, too, that they sent you home. Take care@

I think they were struggling for beds. When I got wheeled from trauma through A&E to go home, it was madness. Trolleys and trolleys of people, some old and looking half-dead, lining the corridor. It was really quite distressing. They’d had to shut some of the corridors off because they were packed with patients. I got chucked out of my trauma bed because a bloke came in who’d been hit by an HGV.
Then the helicopter landed as I was leaving, with yet another trauma. I was left pretty much all day without any pain relief or even a sip of water. I got home at 5pm and finally had a drink. I knew the NHS was on its knees but it was an eye opener to me.

 

[Sealine]

Oh no that sounds awful. I feel a bit faint just reading it. The only consolation is that you’ve done it at the right time of year and you’re missing the winter weather and mud. I wish you a speedy recovery.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Oh my goodness! You really have done an impressive job on your poor foot. So sorry you have had such horrendous pain. Hopefully when they put you together again it will make you much more comfortable. Healing vibes!?

 

[southerncomfort]

Yikes! That sounds so painful. You poor thing.

Hope you get your op very soon and can start recuperating.

X

 

[limestonelil]

Not going to imagine what you went through with that. I would have just passed out I know. Sending healing vibes your way for a straightforward mending. You are a very brave person.
(It’s sad to hear first hand how overwhelmed the NHS is, not enough capacity etc)

 

[Orangehorse]

Oh no, poor you. That sounds really, really horrible.

Hope it gets sorted soon and it soon heals.

 

[Pmf27]

Everything about this sounds horrific, from the accident to the time in hospital. Really hoping you heal up soon, must have been so scary xo

 

[Sossigpoker]

Eeek sounds horrifying you poor thing !
Are you able to take Tramadol ?
A good reminder to have the What3words app on your phone, everyone.

 

[scats]

I will say that I’ll never have ketamine again. It was horrific. I heard and felt everything, but was trapped in this white light and couldn’t speak but every time they pulled my foot, I knew I was screaming.
I honestly thought I’d died or something. Hideous drug.
They told me I wouldn’t remember a thing but I remembered every single bit of it.

 

[TinseLeneHorse]

That sounds awful. Hope you are not in too much pain and don't have to wait too long for your op. Horse care and work will be such a worry though - thinking of you x

 

[HashRouge]

Oh my gosh you poor thing! I can only offer best wishes for as speedy a recovery as possible x

 

[Chuffy99]

OMG that’s sounds horrendous
If you were in a field did you use just three words?

 

[SusieT]

Ouch! Could you do small dogs on a table maybe in a few weeks with a stool?