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Topic: Not for the easily squeamish, kinda OT....

Got my cast off last week and decided to show everyone why my herping plans are delayed for a few months:

http://www.pbase.com/serpentchaser82/image/75572491.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/serpentchaser82/image/75572488.jpg

Therapy is coming along well and doc says I should be out in the woods in May or June.

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2 Reply by kaptainkory

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Re: Not for the easily squeamish, kinda OT....

Get well soon, my friend.

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3 Reply by Copperheadman309

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Re: Not for the easily squeamish, kinda OT....

Got pretty good color to your lower leg. At least it isn't chalky white.

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4 Reply by Mystic-B

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Re: Not for the easily squeamish, kinda OT....

awww van I hope you're back on your feet soon... The herp trip is in may, but you could still go and hang out.. you could keep me company back at camp

5 Reply by Culebra

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Re: Not for the easily squeamish, kinda OT....

Ouch!  What did you do, Van?  I didn't realize you had surgery!

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

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Re: Not for the easily squeamish, kinda OT....

OUCHY!!
Hope you feel much better!  Always feels good to get those nasty casts off!

I'm about to have an abruptly.

7 Reply by ksuglennj

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I think you should give me your camera. big_smile

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8 Reply by Van

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Re: Not for the easily squeamish, kinda OT....

Thanks for the sympathy everyone.  I should be back up and about by May, I just might not be able to do any serious hill climbing for a little bit longer.

I broke my ankle by slipping on ice back in January.  My left foot slipped and forward momentum torqued my body around the axis of my right leg.  This basically caused the lower leg to rotate around the foot, breaking the fibula and breaking a piece off of the tibia.  Given the circumstances, I'm lucky that rotation occurred at the ankle the way it did because no tendons/ligaments were damaged- only bone.  If it had been my knee, I'd probably have severe ligament damage and have trouble forever.  This way, it should heal up just fine.

Van

PS and you can have my camera when you pry it from my cold dead fingers

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