<p>Seems like every time we head out West, someone in my family breaks a leg. Today it was DH – some gravel gave way under his feet when we were at the top of a canyon trail. He has two separate ankle fractures and a fibula fracture. He’ll be having surgery whe we get him back home and the swelling abates. His days as a marathoner are in serious question . Any orthopedic surgeons out there?? I could use a break (but not this kind…) </p>
<p>Well, to be honest, is puts all the @#$%$^ political banter in perspective.</p>
<p>Ouch - sorry. My daughter broke her ankle in 3 places and had to have surgery to pin it back together. She recovered though even years later gets some twinges when she is tired or does too much. She was never a marathoner though (was a swimmer). I would suggest looking into a good physio program once he is out of casts and off crutches. I wish we had done that. We had exercises to do at home but were never sure how hard to push.</p>
<p>Oh and see if you can find an ortho that specializes in people who are active in sports. Our ortho is the ortho for the State football team so is pretty good. I phoned a bunch of people for recommendations and he came highly recommended by many.</p>
<p>Ouch! Where were you hiking? Hope you got enough “vacating” done before the break…
At least you weren’t under Wall Arch when it colapsed last week!</p>
<p>Oh jym, so sorry to hear this. I’ll bet that hurricane evacuations in NOLA sound like a respite right about now! Are all the fractures in one leg? Hope your flight home is an easy one for DH and that you are able to find the proper orthopedic surgeon.</p>
<p>Dragonmom-
Sadly- this happened practically first thing this morning! We were trying to to play tourguide for “family” visiting from Japan (the woman who raised him and her granddaughter are here for a visit) and had JUST gotten off a tram and taken a photo. So, NO-- we hadn’t done anything fun yet!! Sigh…</p>
<p>Momof3sons,
DS heads back to NOLA on Saturday, driving back from our home with some other kids in the neighborhood who also go to Tulane. We left the house in his care :eek: I asked him to keep the wild and crazy parties at the house to a minimum, as I really dont need any more excitement for a while.</p>
<p>Swimcatsmom-
The ER doc (who had a rather interesting bedside manner, in a wiseguy kinda way) told DH the goal righ now was to have him walk without pain. That is not what he wanted to hear. How often does your dau have pain? We called a friend who is the doc that oversees the roadraces in our city (which are pretty big). This same doc, sadly, had a horrible knee injury himself and several surgeries. He recommended his trauma specialist, so we will try to make the call tomorrow to get an appointment.</p>
<p>lamom-
Thanks for the well wishes. Totally agree-- no more breaks, hurricanes, crashes, or any of that stuff. Please.</p>
<p>OOh- forgot to mention momof2inca,
DH is one who resists pain meds at all costs. However, I got that Rx for oxycontin filled, <em>just in case</em>… :D</p>
<p>And thanks Mathmom and DeniceC. He is really upset about the inactivity -he is going to go stir crazy. And its his right leg (all breaks are in one leg, momof3). So, no driving…</p>
<p>Unfortunately she had pain for quite a while. She did not get back full rotation in that ankle. Her treatment was delayed a bit because of misdiagnosis at our local hospital so a surgery that should have been done the next day was delayed almost 10 days so it started healing and had to be rebroken to fix it (plus there were concerns about the growth plate - she was 8). She had a limp for quite a while and even now, at 19, will get some twinges if she does too much. Of course she badly injured the other ankle when she was 13 which did not help. </p>
<p>she was prescribed oxycontin for the injury when she was 13 - that’s when we found out it makes her as sick as a dog so she sticks with ibuprofin.</p>
<p>edit - when i say she had pain for quite a while I am not talking about severe pain except for a while after the surgery</p>
<p>I am awfully sorry to hear this! Someone I know broke both her ankles two years ago and has had to have several operations. I hope that this is not the case with your husband! What bad luck.</p>
<p>I’m very sorry to hear this. I didn’t realize you are on vacation (where?). I think you have had enough “psoris” for a while (not sure I spelled that right).</p>
I hope your H has some good pain medication.</p>