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I've hurt myself
Really messed myself up this time. I was playing softball Thursday in a mens league and went sliding into third. The third baseman landed on my ankle as I was sliding and this is the result. It was pretty gruesome looking at the time because it was dislocated and twisted around pretty bad. My sis took some pics but I will leave those out because to tell the truth, I don't even want to see them again. It was very very painful and I came close to losing consciousness from the pain alone. I ended up breaking my lateral and medial maleolli. Basically I snapped my inner and outer ankle bones completely off. This could not have come at a worse time because I was scheduled to move and start a new job Monday Aug 2. The pain is manageable most of the time with the medication I am on, other times nothing touches it. Not really sure how things are going to work out but I am trying to stay positive. Sometimes things happen for a reason and without telling whole story, I was in the beginning stages of a potentially serious relationship with a very special girl. Postponing my move may give us the extra time to cultivate that (even though I am pretty useless at the moment). It may just be all worth it.
  
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That is just nasty!
I am glad that you didn't post the pictures. I read somewhere that slow pitch/softball has one of the highest injury occurrences than any other recreational sport. Hope you are feeling better soon and get a grip on the pain. What did they give you for pain killers? Perhaps it isn't enough. Edit: Make sure you keep up with the pain killers and the interval between them. You get behind and it will certainly let you know!
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Wow, good luck. Nursing that sort of injury back to 100% sucks. At least you've got the special girl to help with the process.
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looks like they used dry wall screws?
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OUCH!!!
i kept the stainless steel rod from my tib/fib break. sorta a good luck charm for me. are those screws going to stay for life? docs, do they use a regular drill driver? no way, right?
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Been there done that. It sucks but you'll be back in a month or 2. I dislocated my foot the same way except it was sliding into 2nd. Right foot was twisted and pointing off to the side, hurt like hell but nothing compared to the pain when the hardware was put in. Best of luck and get well soon!
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So you thought you were 15 again. Well that is how the old fks are weeded out...
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Good luck flying. You might as well buy a nice shemagh
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 Looks painful, at best. On the plus side you can tell everyone you're even better than Iron Man--you're TITANIUM MAN! 
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You're far from alone....even a song about your mishap...Hope you heal fast!
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Next time, if there is one, use snipes tuck and roll method. just kidding hope it doesn't affect the new job but just remember "chicks dig sympathy sticks" thats what we call crutches north of the 49th
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Hope ya feel better soon. Now go get some hot chicks to sign your cast.
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Man thats a bummer. Hope your good as new soon.
Those screws aren't Dilivar I hope.
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Our whole B-League city basketball team just retired because of things like that. I am the youngest on the team at 41, playing kids sometimes in their teens. We had a hard time the last few seasons making all ten games because of injuries.
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