The never ending ankle

[tommyt654]

Well its official ,I,m going in to get the ankle fused on Wed. Sadly I,ll be an inch or so shorter on that leg and will require special shoes after healing which is expected to take 6-8 weeks non-loadbearing and then 6-8 mo,s in a walking cast afterwards if everything goes O,K,. So in the meantime we,ll be moving as well + the lawsuit against the******* that caused this mess is coming up as well.When will it ever end. Anyways keep my family and myself in your prayers on Wed. I should be home by Fri. or Sat. if there are no complications and will report back then if all goes well. If not it was nice chattin with ya,ll

[gsmittle]

Best of luck, Tom, and don't forget to take your Happy Pills. Here's hoping you'll be back in the shop before long.

g.

[Pappy]

I should be home by Fri. or Sat. if there are no complications and will report back then if all goes well. If not it was nice chattin with ya,ll

It's your ANKLE, Tommy! The worst case is you won't be able to type with your toes anymore.....

See ya next week.

[bruffc]

Good luck Tom! I had surgery in Nov 2009 to, hopefully, prevent me from having an ankle fused. The ankle is just now starting to come around so I have an idea of what you'll be going through.

Now I have Nov 2010 to look forward to, that's when my other ankle will have the same surgery......

Bryan

[cabinetman]

What happened to your ankle?
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[tommyt654]

Who,me? or bruffc

[cabinetman]

Who,me? or bruffc

Well, the both of you could answer.
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[tommyt654]

http://www.bt3central.com/attachment...3&d=1247663197 ,.., Remember this?

[cabinetman]

http://www.bt3central.com/attachment...3&d=1247663197 ,.., Remember this?

Other than just a picture...what happened to your ankle?
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[tommyt654]

Shattereed into 7-8-9 pieces from a fall off a ladder someone moved on me.

[bruffc]

Shattereed into 7-8-9 pieces from a fall off a ladder someone moved on me.

OUCH! How long did you have to wear that thing?

[jussi]

a fall off a ladder someone moved on me.

Dang was he trying for a really bad April fool's joke?

[tommyt654]

I wore my antennae for 11 months as I recall and have been in a plastic walkin cast ever since, but now 2 more months non-loadbearing(no walkin) and then 6-8 months in the walkin cast again.Just wish me luck on Wed. I should be outta the hospital by next week or maybe this week if all goes well

[chopnhack]

Good luck Tommy on surgery and recovery. When your well you owe me dinner, I think I nearly lost mine when I saw that photo! Man that looks bad, best of luck!

[tommyt654]

Hay, Thanks too all,Gonna have a lite dinner and scrub with some pink colored stuff they gave me at pre-op and hit the hay around 9-10(hope I can sleep) then another scrub in the mornin with the pink stuff and off to the hospital at 10a.m. for a block for the leg then surgery @ 2:30 if all goes well home by fri or sat, Cya,Tommy