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Getting in touch with Carbide Bob
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eKretz
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- Mar 27, 2005
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Did you hear back finally? If not, try him again. Turns out he had busted his ankle. Just saw him back a few days ago and mentioned I hadn't seen him post in quite some time, that's how I found out.
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CarbideBob
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- Flushing/Flint, Michigan
We got in touch.
The busted ankle sort of slows you down. Eight weeks and they tell me that I can't put any weight on it still.
Looking at the x-rays it seems to me it has more steel than bone now so it should be super strong to walk on.
The doctor is saying 6 more weeks and maybe a boot. If she had nuts I'd give her a good kick square up front.
On my second (third?) cast now. Had to modify it a tad with a hacksaw and some duct tape.
Bob
The busted ankle sort of slows you down. Eight weeks and they tell me that I can't put any weight on it still.
Looking at the x-rays it seems to me it has more steel than bone now so it should be super strong to walk on.
The doctor is saying 6 more weeks and maybe a boot. If she had nuts I'd give her a good kick square up front.
On my second (third?) cast now. Had to modify it a tad with a hacksaw and some duct tape.
Bob
eKretz
Diamond; Mod Squad
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2005
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- Northwest Indiana, USA
Should've had 'em add some hydraulics while you were at it! 
I can't believe it's taking that long to heal up. Getting old sucks, heh.
I can't believe it's taking that long to heal up. Getting old sucks, heh.
sfriedberg
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- Oregon, USA
You can say that again. I had no noticeable health issues other than easily correctable vision until I reached about 60. Since then, multiple CT scans, a recent MRI, a couple of seriously irritating biopsies, nearly a week in a hospital ward, multiple daily maintenance drugs, and that's all from multiple, presumably unrelated, issues. I feel like the parson's one-hoss shay (see Oliver Wendell Holmes). Someday, I will just fall to dust.
latheman78
Hot Rolled
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- Southern Ca Mtns.
Getting old does suck, it is much easier to hurt yourself and it takes way longer to heal. I got tangled up in some weeds while trimming some lower tree branches.
I took a few steps before falling in the grass. The collision with the ground was probably like tackling a 220# running back at the line of scrimmage. I ended up with a rib strain, neck strain, concussion, sprained wrist, and turned ankle. How I did all that with one fall from standing position is baffling. That was a week and a half ago and it still hurts to laugh, or cough. I fractured ribs when I was 18 and they healed well enough in 3 weeks to go back to playing football. 40+ years later a simple strain will take as long to heal as a fracture.
A busted ankle took 3 weeks to heal when I was 30, I bet now a sprain would take twice that long to heal.
I took a few steps before falling in the grass. The collision with the ground was probably like tackling a 220# running back at the line of scrimmage. I ended up with a rib strain, neck strain, concussion, sprained wrist, and turned ankle. How I did all that with one fall from standing position is baffling. That was a week and a half ago and it still hurts to laugh, or cough. I fractured ribs when I was 18 and they healed well enough in 3 weeks to go back to playing football. 40+ years later a simple strain will take as long to heal as a fracture.
A busted ankle took 3 weeks to heal when I was 30, I bet now a sprain would take twice that long to heal.
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