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  • ZOOTECH
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    • Jul 2007
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    #46
    Re: Trimalleolar

    Originally posted by blackcat4866
    I don't know yet.

    They sort-of look like 3/4" drywall screws. =^..^=
    Have you seen the x-ray of this repair; if so, can you post it so we can marvel the Dr.'s artistry?
    "You can't trust your eyes, if your mind is out of focus" --

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    • blackcat4866
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      #47
      Re: Trimalleolar

      I got a brief look while heavily sedated. Four angles of the same bones. Imagine a 1 1/2 liter pop bottle with two rows of seven screws, top to bottom. I'll post it if I see it again. It was some kind of monochrome thermal technology on glossy paper. =^..^=
      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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      • KapeKopyTek
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        #48
        Re: Trimalleolar

        Originally posted by blackcat4866
        It was some kind of monochrome thermal technology on glossy paper. =^..^=
        Spoken like a true Lifer (MilSpec for "career troop").

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        • NeoMatrix
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          • Nov 2010
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          #49
          Re: Trimalleolar

          G'day Blackcat
          I did something similar a few years back while moving furniture. We had a long wood plank off the top of a high set of stairs; while carrying a heavy wardrobe yours truly did a false step off the end and landed on my shin bone at the bottom step tread. Holly crap did that hurt, I thought I broke my leg. My family still see the funny side of it to this day --vascious little turds.

          Get back on your feet soon, get well...
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          • blackcat4866
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            #50
            Re: Trimalleolar

            Thanks Neo. You sure find out who your friends are ... and who they aren't. =^..^=
            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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            • CompyTech
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              #51
              Kinda like getting hit with a thermal ballistic toner missile. 😉

              Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

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              • Tonerbomb
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                #52
                Re: Trimalleolar

                Originally posted by blackcat4866
                Thanks Neo. You sure find out who your friends are ... and who they aren't. =^..^=
                BC you are among many friends here! We all support you and each other, some members come and go, but there is a collective of us that are a constant here and we support each other and those that come and go with good advise for their issues. Get well soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                P.S I sat at a stop sign this morning, because a black cat was crossing the street I was turning on to.
                Mystic Crystal Revelations

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                • blackcat4866
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                  #53
                  Re: Trimalleolar

                  Originally posted by Tonerbomb
                  BC you are among many friends here! We all support you and each other, some members come and go, but there is a collective of us that are a constant here and we support each other and those that come and go with good advise for their issues. Get well soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                  P.S I sat at a stop sign this morning, because a black cat was crossing the street I was turning on to.
                  Blackcats everywhere thank you for that.

                  I saw the doc yesterday, it's going to be a Tuesday visit each week I guess. I saw the foot unwrapped for the first time since it happened. It's purple and yellow on the front. The back looks like I'm transmogrifying into a reptile, with scales in gray up the back of the calf. I'm guessing that is the blisters healing. There is a 3" surgical scar near the ankle bone, colorful, but not inflamed. The X-rays show everything in place. Screws, plates, everything. It looks like a foot. All I have to do is teach it to be a foot again.

                  The intention is to leave the hardware in there. If it becomes a problem, then some or all of it can be removed as needed.

                  I'll be getting a new hard cast each week, at least during the next few stages of healing. This one is purple, to match the rest of the foot.

                  The pain seems to be under control, so I'll be attempting to cut back on the painkillers. Being that I take as little pharmaceutical anything as I can, I don't have much experience with the effects of these pills (or any others).
                  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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                  • KapeKopyTek
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                    #54
                    Re: Trimalleolar

                    Sounds like you are the right track, hang in there. I'm about an hour away from getting a molar extracted, I am hoping to be beyond comfortably numb for that. At least I won't be walking out with any extra hardware........ Does your health insurance let you chose what color for a cast? May I suggest black, magenta, cyan, or yellow?

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                    • blackcat4866
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                      #55
                      Re: Trimalleolar

                      Yes, maybe 8(?) color choices: white, yellow, peach, blue, red, purple ... and two more I'm not remembering.

                      At least with teeth, you usually end up with less than you started with.
                      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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                      • MR Bill
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                        #56
                        Re: Trimalleolar

                        Get a purple and gold cast there Black cat.Univeristy of Washington Huskies.

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                        • MR Bill
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                          #57
                          Re: Trimalleolar

                          Or Blue and Green. Seattle Seahawks.

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                          • Tonerbomb
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                            #58
                            Re: Trimalleolar

                            Originally posted by blackcat4866
                            Blackcats everywhere thank you for that.

                            I saw the doc yesterday, it's going to be a Tuesday visit each week I guess. I saw the foot unwrapped for the first time since it happened. It's purple and yellow on the front. The back looks like I'm transmogrifying into a reptile, with scales in gray up the back of the calf. I'm guessing that is the blisters healing. There is a 3" surgical scar near the ankle bone, colorful, but not inflamed. The X-rays show everything in place. Screws, plates, everything. It looks like a foot. All I have to do is teach it to be a foot again.

                            The intention is to leave the hardware in there. If it becomes a problem, then some or all of it can be removed as needed.

                            I'll be getting a new hard cast each week, at least during the next few stages of healing. This one is purple, to match the rest of the foot.

                            The pain seems to be under control, so I'll be attempting to cut back on the painkillers. Being that I take as little pharmaceutical anything as I can, I don't have much experience with the effects of these pills (or any others).
                            well I'm happy to here your moving forward, slowly but blackcatly !! keerp us informed ! and get well!!
                            Mystic Crystal Revelations

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                            • blackcat4866
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                              #59
                              Re: Trimalleolar

                              We're rooting for the Washington Huskies this week:

                              Honey & 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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                              • blackcat4866
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                                #60
                                Re: Trimalleolar

                                I got my first walking cast today. I'm not allowed to actually walk, but I can take it off, wiggle my toes as much as possible, wash a little, and adjust it when it gets uncomfortable.

                                I've attached a couple of pictures of the slab of roast beef that used to be my right foot. If you get queasy from looking at large jagged scars, I don't recommend looking. Most of the bruising is gone. In my humble opinion it is much more beautiful than a month ago.

                                My next job is to teach it to be a foot again.
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                                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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