Last Monday I decided to take my 6 year old daughter for a fun day. We went to an ice skating ring. She went a few times in the past with my wife but my experience was zero. After an hour or so I started to get the hang of it but I was getting tired... sloppy... and whoops, I heard a "crack" and found myself on the ice.
Two gents carried me to the benches and my daughter was starting to freak out. I had to keep my cool and cheer up my daughter.
The guy from the front desk showed up and asked how he could help. I asked him for some juice for us.
He asked me if I wanted an ambulance but one look at my daughter who was not taking it well I said "nahhh, i am ok".
I limped to the car with her and drove home (35 minutes), to make her feel that nothing was wrong we even went for a drive-through ice cream.
We got home, I limped to the bedroom and waited for my wife who was on her way. She said I was crazy not to take an ambulance, in retrospect I should have instead of driving, but I couldn't do that to our daughter.
We went to the emergency room and I got a bunch of xrays, I broke a bone. The next day I went to see an Orthopedic surgeon and got the bill:
One spiral fracture and bunch of torn ligaments. I needed surgery.
A week later I showed up. They put two screws in my leg to stabilize the area so it heals properly. In 3 months the screws will have to be removed in another surgery, and a few months after that I can start putting load on my foot.
This one of the most frustrating experiences of my life. I must have my leg elevated to keep it the swelling down.
We also have 10 months old twins and now it all falls on my wife's amazing shoulders.
There are so many things to do around the house that I cannot do. If I get out of bed, the pressure goes into my leg and a minute later I must find a place to keep it up again. I am having my meals in bed.
One night a decided I wanted a midnight snack without waking up my wife. Took the crutches, went nice an quietly to the kitchen, did not notice a toy on the floor that made the crutch slip and me loose balance and bunk the my leg. Lesson learnt and good thing it happened before the surgery.
Now after the surgery I get to choose between an elephant sitting on my leg or taking a pill, which makes me sleepy. I was told this should get better soon.
Thank you for reading, I just needed to vent a little bit.
Two gents carried me to the benches and my daughter was starting to freak out. I had to keep my cool and cheer up my daughter.
The guy from the front desk showed up and asked how he could help. I asked him for some juice for us.
He asked me if I wanted an ambulance but one look at my daughter who was not taking it well I said "nahhh, i am ok".
I limped to the car with her and drove home (35 minutes), to make her feel that nothing was wrong we even went for a drive-through ice cream.
We got home, I limped to the bedroom and waited for my wife who was on her way. She said I was crazy not to take an ambulance, in retrospect I should have instead of driving, but I couldn't do that to our daughter.
We went to the emergency room and I got a bunch of xrays, I broke a bone. The next day I went to see an Orthopedic surgeon and got the bill:
One spiral fracture and bunch of torn ligaments. I needed surgery.
A week later I showed up. They put two screws in my leg to stabilize the area so it heals properly. In 3 months the screws will have to be removed in another surgery, and a few months after that I can start putting load on my foot.
This one of the most frustrating experiences of my life. I must have my leg elevated to keep it the swelling down.
We also have 10 months old twins and now it all falls on my wife's amazing shoulders.
There are so many things to do around the house that I cannot do. If I get out of bed, the pressure goes into my leg and a minute later I must find a place to keep it up again. I am having my meals in bed.
One night a decided I wanted a midnight snack without waking up my wife. Took the crutches, went nice an quietly to the kitchen, did not notice a toy on the floor that made the crutch slip and me loose balance and bunk the my leg. Lesson learnt and good thing it happened before the surgery.
Now after the surgery I get to choose between an elephant sitting on my leg or taking a pill, which makes me sleepy. I was told this should get better soon.
Thank you for reading, I just needed to vent a little bit.
