Machinehead2k5 32 Report post Posted August 29, 2011 Wow, your tib and fib? That's definitely nuts, sounds like you're not getting your daily dose of milk in. :) Glad to hear you're back on the skates, have you started up any light hockey? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenderHockey 127 Report post Posted August 29, 2011 Wow, your tib and fib? That's definitely nuts, sounds like you're not getting your daily dose of milk in. :) Glad to hear you're back on the skates, have you started up any light hockey?Yeah, that was back in 08. I was back skating in a month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxamillion 3 Report post Posted August 29, 2011 something similar happened to seidenberg when he was in philly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carodz 17 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 During a game (April 18th), the edge of my right skate got caught in a rut, causing me to lose my balance and fall backward/sideways, twisting my ankle in the process. I knew as soon as I'd fallen that something was pretty broken, as I heard/felt that eerie "pop" noise during the fall, and my foot felt like it was hanging a little looser than it should when held up. I ended up with a broken fibula, and tore the shit outta some ligament on the medial side of my ankle (never found out what, specifically, but the inside of my ankle is still bruised/swelling 4+ months later). On 4/27 I had surgery to repair the bone (hooray, screws!) and it wasn't until June 7th that I was cleared to walk without crutches (I still had to keep the stupid boot on for a little while after that). Today I've got pretty complete range of motion and have no problems walking long distances around campus, but my ankle still swells, even after over 4 months after surgery to repair the bone. I no longer have to see the orthopedic surgeon, and he's told me I can return to sports but I should "stick to straight-line stuff for a while" (i.e. no hockey). I know I've personally decided to keep from playing until my ankle is back to relatively normal size, hopefully indicating that the stupid ligament has healed completely.I'd never had a "real" bone injury before this. About 2-3 years ago I had a small stress fracture in my left foot and was supposed to "keep off of it" for a month and use crutches, but abandoned them after a week of having to crutch around campus AND upstairs to my 3rd story apartment at the time. This time around the crutches didn't seem as bad, maybe because I had no choice but to use them for over a month, and they quickly became normal to me as my way of getting around. Probably the most annoying thing was not being able to drive for ~2 months, seeing as it was my right ankle that was busted (atrophy was also pretty bizarre). Also, I'll eventually have to overcome the irrational fear I now have that my ankle will snap as soon as I try skating again, but that's a whole 'nother thread. Anyway, enough of my rambling and onto some pre- and post-op x-rays of my ankle.Broken:Repaired: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goosedennis 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 That looked really painful. I remember the time I broke my tibia. Every bump in the road on the way to the hospital... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenderHockey 127 Report post Posted September 1, 2011 That looked really painful. I remember the time I broke my tibia. Every bump in the road on the way to the hospital...You aren't kidding. The feeling of the ends of your bone rubbing together isn't exactly pleasant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
