On Tuesday November 12th I took a pretty bad fall at roller derby practice, I both felt and heard a bone in my leg snap. Several hours at the ER and a next day Ortho appointment, it's been determined I need surgery.
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So I had my surgery consult today. Surgery will be Thursday morning, based on the consult they suspect I blew out my syndesmosis (the ligament that holds your tibia and fibula together), and a torn deltoid ligament. She also said it felt like I tore through the fascia, so I really just exploded my ankle. The bandages came off for a few minutes for the exam and I got to scratch my leg though, which was heaven. Best case scenario I'm non weight bearing for minimum 6 weeks. I will need to keep my foot highly elevated for at least 2 weeks post op, the phrase used was 'Toes above nose' Until surgery we won't know the true extent of my ligament damage so my recovery time will remain a vague guess until then.
I want to send my most sincere thanks to everyone who has donated, shared, reached out, brought a meal, and shared their own experiences with me. I've cried more than once from how incredibly loved people have made me feel.
After surgery I will be looking at several weeks, if not months of physical therapy. Unfortunately the same day my husband learned he and his entire store are being laid off, effective next week. We are anticipating between the ER bill and my surgery to need at least $700 and I will likely need to take short term leave from my job for recovery and do not have enough PTO to cover the required week before benefits kick in. Any funds raised will be going toward my hospital bills and keeping our heads above water as we navigate my recovery and my husband's job search.
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So I had my surgery consult today. Surgery will be Thursday morning, based on the consult they suspect I blew out my syndesmosis (the ligament that holds your tibia and fibula together), and a torn deltoid ligament. She also said it felt like I tore through the fascia, so I really just exploded my ankle. The bandages came off for a few minutes for the exam and I got to scratch my leg though, which was heaven. Best case scenario I'm non weight bearing for minimum 6 weeks. I will need to keep my foot highly elevated for at least 2 weeks post op, the phrase used was 'Toes above nose' Until surgery we won't know the true extent of my ligament damage so my recovery time will remain a vague guess until then.
I want to send my most sincere thanks to everyone who has donated, shared, reached out, brought a meal, and shared their own experiences with me. I've cried more than once from how incredibly loved people have made me feel.
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Nov 19