exslave,
I know it sucks, I am currently in a cast....(broken navicular bone..which is a little bone that basically joins the foot and the ankle.) Whatever you do, don't smoke. Have the doctor explain it to you, (it has to do with the oxygen level in the red blood cells which are a factor in healing the broken bone, but when you smoke the red blood cells don't bind with the oxygen, they bind with the carbon monoxide) with is super bad. The result is that sometimes the bone does not heel, or takes even longer. I have broken both writs, both ankles, and this time is my second brake on one of the ankles. Actually, this is kind of why I quit. I broke a toe 3 months ago cleaning my house and 2 months after that an ankle...so the doctors thought there was something wrong with me and ordered a bone density test. Came back that I was borderline for osteoporosis....the freak accidents that happened to me were really the best thing....otherwise I never would have known how the smoking was so damaging to my bones....
Hang in there, take calcium...don't smoke. And better a bone then a ligament....(they take longer to heal a lot of the time)
oh and I use to train and show horses....(all the broken bones) I don't want anything to think I am a total complete klutz....tripping over my own feet ALL the time.;)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 177
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $36.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
