Sounds awful. Best of luck getting mendedQuote:
Originally Posted by Leaf
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Sounds awful. Best of luck getting mendedQuote:
Originally Posted by Leaf
Chin UP Leaf it can only get better now, just aim for one day at a time.
Sorry to hear that Leaf and I hope they have some good news for you on Friday. How did they get you off the LDWA route to a hospital or were you close to a road ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Leaf
Thanks everyone for your messages of sympathy and support. It's been two weeks now since the fall. I went to the fracture clinic on Friday for another X-ray and I'm pleased to report that I won't need surgery - hooray!
The doctor said the bone is healing well, but it is still an unstable fracture so he wanted me to remain non-weight-bearing for another couple of weeks. He must have seen the disappointment on my face because he then added "Unless you can get to Lancaster..." I said I'd get to Lancaster (somehow!), so I now have to wait just one more week before I can get the cast changed and be allowed to put my left foot on the floor again!
He also signed me off work for another week, which was disappointing, but I guess if it's just one more week then that's not too bad.
As for how I got off the fell and to hospital: the fall happened on Whitbarrow Scar - ironic to slip in such an innocuous place! - and I had to hobble for an hour to get off the hill. Fortunately, other runners kindly assisted me (thank you!), otherwise it would have taken much longer if I had managed it at all. Meanwhile Nina had run ahead to the checkpoint at Witherslack to tell the marshals and one of them drove his car up the track (not a public right of way, but driveable nonetheless) so it was waiting for me as soon as I got off the hill.
I was fortunate that I could partially weight-bear on the broken leg, so I could hobble. I am very grateful that I didn't have to be carried off or call Mountain Rescue - I mean, on Whitbarrow?!!
Good to hear there is some good news in there Leaf and that you are remaining positive. Good luck with a speedy recovery xx
Update: I had another appointment at the fracture clinic yesterday and the news is good. I was told it is healing well and I can return to work next week, provided I get a lift there and back. I can also start partial weight-bearing over the next few days - also good.
However, when a new cast was put on my leg yesterday, repositioning the foot into a 'better' position really hurt, so I am somewhat hesitant to start walking on it. I was advised to "be sensible", "don't overdo it" etc, but don't know what that means. I tried asking but they were so busy I received only the briefest of replies.
Any advice about how I should start? Do I stop as soon as it hurts a bit, or is hurting (provided it's not extreme) only to be expected?
Oh dear, spiral fracture of fibula, plate and 8 screws and extensive ligament damage 4 weeks ago. Skiing accident. So I'm now hopping around on crutches in a big boot cast with 2 more weeks of the same. Physio at the moment is limited to very gentle stuff.
I'm a doctor myself and my orthopod is a friend and I've got a good sports Physio so I know I'm getting excellent treatment.
But there's nothing like personal experience, and even the best docs etc tend to know little of what fell running entails - it's hard to imagine a better way of attacking your ankles using bodyy weight alone!
I'd be interested and grateful to hear any more (have obviously read the thread!) experience of the road to recovery - hillwalking, flat running, cycling, trail. And finally fell. Any useful tips, exercises etc. I'm big for a runner 6'5", 88kg and knocking on 50
Cheers, Paul
I used to love skiing, but stopped 3 years ago because of the injury risk - after all I ran 52 weeks of the year but only skied one or two - yes, I ran when on skiing holidays, and enjoyed it just as much if not more than the skiing. Good luck with your recovery.
Thanks Mike. Skiing/touring and climbing are both too important to me to give up though - whilst the obvious risk has always been there and acknowledged - hopefully I've got away with it running wise this time from what I've been told but how it will affect my future nerve remains to be seen!
Paulo, I used cycling to rehab, as I was able to do that quite soon, while running was out of the question for a bit. Mine wasn't plated, just an aircast boot for 4 weeks. I alos had damaged ankle ligaments mind. I slid down a slippery slope during the OMM 2008, twisted and turned the lower leg, resulting in a greenstick fracture of the fibula and a torn ATFL... the ATFL never re-attached, so even though I can run again, it always hurts and makes the ankle swell up, so I no longer run.
I suppose all that isn't much use, other than using cycling for rehab, as one can do that long before running :) As a doc, you know you need to keep using your muscles as much as you can and as soon as you can :)