monsterkitty
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I broke my left ankle in college starting the lawn mower. The lawn mower would not start unless you pulled the cord straight up, which I was too short to do. So, I jumped straight up to start the mower and when I landed, I landed in a hole that the dog had dog. I tore everything and broke my tibia. I was in a cast then a boot.
The worst was in 2010 I broke some bone in my left foot at the start of the swim in a triathlon. I got pushed off the boat ramp and my foot got caught between the ramp and a rock, breaking some bones. I did the race anyway, including the run. A week later it still hurt so I went in to have it checked and my doctor said it was just arthritis.
He sent me to PT and the PT said that this is not arthritis but he had to see me 3 times before he could send me to an orthopedic surgeon. By the time I got to the surgeon, the post tibial tendon was stuck in the navicular bones as they were healing. Normal people have one navicular bone but I'm not normal and had two.
I had to have surgery to remove the extra bone and to have the tendon reshaped and reattached. I was in a surgical splint up past my knee for 2 weeks, a hard cast for like 8 weeks, and then a boot for 12 weeks.
Almost a year to the day of my surgery, I slipped on ice at work and the tendon pulled free from the bone again. This time I was only in a boot for 3 months.
The worst was in 2010 I broke some bone in my left foot at the start of the swim in a triathlon. I got pushed off the boat ramp and my foot got caught between the ramp and a rock, breaking some bones. I did the race anyway, including the run. A week later it still hurt so I went in to have it checked and my doctor said it was just arthritis.
He sent me to PT and the PT said that this is not arthritis but he had to see me 3 times before he could send me to an orthopedic surgeon. By the time I got to the surgeon, the post tibial tendon was stuck in the navicular bones as they were healing. Normal people have one navicular bone but I'm not normal and had two.
I had to have surgery to remove the extra bone and to have the tendon reshaped and reattached. I was in a surgical splint up past my knee for 2 weeks, a hard cast for like 8 weeks, and then a boot for 12 weeks.
Almost a year to the day of my surgery, I slipped on ice at work and the tendon pulled free from the bone again. This time I was only in a boot for 3 months.