I've had a few broken bones in my foot I think. One really spectacular fall with my foot sort of turned the wrong way under me. Not 11 at once though, geez. Ouch.
>Yeah I end up re-breaking it all he time. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 1:11 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Double Whammy > >I stopped looking at my feet after my fourth broken toe and fractured >instep. Unless I break an ankle, my ortho just tells me to tape em together. > >sas > >-----Original Message----- >From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 1:05 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Double Whammy > >I split the distal shaft of my second metatarsal on a road march a while >back. That shit sucked. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:15 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Double Whammy > >I do check my feet daily, was trying to be attentive, but this one fooled >me. > >My foot DID hurt. I knew that it was hurt, but thought it was just the >aggravated sprain. It never occurred to me (although it will now) that it >could actually be broken. Or that I was making it worse by the activity >(until the last 2 days, when the swelling didn't go down). > >(It was the middle three long metatarsals, where the bone widens to form the >joint with the toes.) > >Of course, in hind site, I can see why my blood sugar levels started going >screwy at about the same time. > >On 2/27/06, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> dude! Diabetic Neuropathy! You've got to be a lot more careful with >> your feet. If you've had that much reduced sensitivity, you've got to >> be doubly careful. You don't need an amputation becasue you let some >> cut get too far along with an infection or gangrene. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198233 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
