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  • blackcat4866
    Master Of The Obvious

    Site Contributor
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    • Jul 2007
    • 22999
    #1

    Trimalleolar

    I could have gone quite a bit longer without knowing the meaning of this word.

    For those of you that have never come across these syllables, it means that you've broken all three bones in your ankle, and it hurts like hell. I'll be hippety hopping about on crutches for the next 8 weeks, maybe more.

    I used to think that I was basically pretty fit. But ambulating around on the left leg just shows that I'm not as fit as I thought.

    Ok. Go ahead and ask. I explained it at least 100 times to the clinic staff, then the hospital staff, then the family. I was on an 8 foot ladder, missed a step and took one really big step down six feet. I knew it was bad when my foot was pointing in a distinctly unnatural direction.

    I guess that means that I'm grounded. =^..^=
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=
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    • Lagonda
      Service Manager

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      1,000+ Posts
      • Aug 2008
      • 1649
      #2
      Re: Trimalleolar

      Ouch!! Sounds very painful. I hope you have plenty of sick leave banked up as it sounds like you are going to spend a lot of time browsing Copytechnet from end to end.

      I almost joined you in the A&E ward on the week end with a similar ladder mishap. Fortunately I was on the bottom rung when I missed my footing, unfortunately I had a open 4 litre tin in my hand at the time. Spent the next hour hosing paint off the neighbours fence.
      Last edited by Lagonda; 01-12-2014, 11:26 PM. Reason: One day i will learn to spell,
      At least 50% of IT is a solution looking for a problem.

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        • Lagonda
          Service Manager

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          • Aug 2008
          • 1649
          #3
          Re: Trimalleolar

          Hi BlackCat, don't know if this is kama, co-incidence or just the gods having a bad joke, while I'm replying to your original post about breaking your ankle,this ad scrolled across the screen. I hope it gives you a giggle as I burst out laughing.
          End your foot pain today
          www.elmoreoil.com.au
          Fast effective foot pain relief. Get your free trial pack today.
          At least 50% of IT is a solution looking for a problem.

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            • Tonerbomb
              AutoMajical Resolutionist

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              2,500+ Posts
              • Feb 2005
              • 2589
              #4
              Re: Trimalleolar

              Sorry to here of your mishap!! I was in the urgent care day after Xmas. WE came home from the inlaws Xmas eve, I went out on the patio to play kick the ball with the dog, Fell backwards on the ice. At 6'4 I fell like a rock on the left arm. Xray's were negative but the pain was nasty!!
              Mystic Crystal Revelations

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                • blackcat4866
                  Master Of The Obvious

                  Site Contributor
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                  • Jul 2007
                  • 22999
                  #5
                  Re: Trimalleolar

                  Originally posted by Lagonda
                  Hi BlackCat, don't know if this is kama, co-incidence or just the gods having a bad joke, while I'm replying to your original post about breaking your ankle,this ad scrolled across the screen. I hope it gives you a giggle as I burst out laughing.
                  End your foot pain today
                  www.elmoreoil.com.au
                  Fast effective foot pain relief. Get your free trial pack today.
                  A giggle for sure. =^..^=
                  If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                  1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                  2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                  3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                  4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                  5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                  blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                    • fixthecopier
                      ALIEN OVERLORD

                      2,500+ Posts
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 4714
                      #6
                      Re: Trimalleolar

                      Tuff break...No wait, I meant to say get well soon.
                      The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                        • Iowatech
                          Not a service manager

                          2,500+ Posts
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 3930
                          #7
                          Re: Trimalleolar

                          Hope you get better soon!

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                            • blackcat4866
                              Master Of The Obvious

                              Site Contributor
                              10,000+ Posts
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 22999
                              #8
                              Re: Trimalleolar

                              It's a whole lot better since they immobilized the leg. There are still some pinched nerves and blood vessels. I get relief by finding just the right position, for a short time. I got 4 hours straight sleep by pulling up a chair just below bed level. =^..^=
                              If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                              1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                              2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                              3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                              4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                              5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                              blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                                • slimslob
                                  Retired

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                                  25,000+ Posts
                                  • May 2013
                                  • 37360
                                  #9
                                  Re: Trimalleolar

                                  Sorry about your injury. One bright thing though, after eight weeks, you should have better upper body strength.

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                                    • sandmanmac
                                      Field Supervisor

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                                      • Feb 2009
                                      • 3979
                                      #10
                                      Ouch! It hurts just reading about it!
                                      Sorry to hear that, but I'm sure just like the 6 million dollar man, you'll be back bigger, stronger, and faster!

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                                        • Debs1964
                                          Service Manager

                                          1,000+ Posts
                                          • Oct 2010
                                          • 1690
                                          #11
                                          Re: Trimalleolar

                                          OUCH!!! Hope you're back on your feet soon x

                                          I am lucky enough to have only ever broken one bone, in my thumb, and boy did I feel stupid having to explain how I did it.
                                          I fell asleep on the sofa watching TV one evening and must have been laying badly one one leg, now when that happens you usually get pins and needles in the leg...no, I had laid on it so long that it was completely dead. When I awoke, at about midnight, I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I put my weight on that leg it completely collapsed beneath me, and I landed on my thumb, I think the word I said sounded like OUCH
                                          There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary maths and those who don't

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                                            • blackcat4866
                                              Master Of The Obvious

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                                              • Jul 2007
                                              • 22999
                                              #12
                                              Re: Trimalleolar

                                              Originally posted by Debs1964
                                              ... and must have been laying badly one one leg, now when that happens you usually get pins and needles in the leg...no, I had laid on it so long that it was completely dead. When I awoke, at about midnight, I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I put my weight on that leg it completely collapsed beneath me, and I landed on my thumb, I think the word I said sounded like OUCH
                                              Not completely dead, but like they say in the diabetis drug ads " ... like a million bees stinging my foot ... ". It coincides with each beat of my heart. Fortunately when I find just the right position it goes away for awhile. Thanks for all the love and concern folks.

                                              black kitten with cast.jpg

                                              =^..^=
                                              If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
                                              1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
                                              2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
                                              3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
                                              4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
                                              5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

                                              blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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                                                • yakyitz
                                                  Trusted Tech

                                                  100+ Posts
                                                  • Nov 2007
                                                  • 244
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Trimalleolar

                                                  I wish you a "Refuah Sheleima" (Old Hebrew for a complete recovery)

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                                                    • Tricky
                                                      Field Supervisor

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                                                      • Apr 2009
                                                      • 2620
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Trimalleolar

                                                      Get well soon Blackcat, at present you're about as useful as a one legged man in an arse kicking contest.

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                                                        • Blizzoo
                                                          Senior Tech

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                                                          500+ Posts
                                                          • Aug 2013
                                                          • 607
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Trimalleolar

                                                          Why did not you fell like a blackcat on that ladder? :P
                                                          Just kidding,get rest and healthy
                                                          Defects are simple, our mind is complicated

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