Page 1 of 1 [ 5 posts ] 

pigsrock
Toucan
Toucan

User avatar

Joined: 1 Feb 2009
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Posts: 269
Location: st.louis

16 Feb 2020, 8:20 pm

I fell down icy steps and broke both ankles in a compound Potts fracture on both my right patella is literally shattered I have a left compound femur fracture both forearms the radius and ulna are compound my left pinky index finger and thumb are compound as well as all of the other fingers on the left having fractures my right hand the ring finger is the only one not fractured but it is still going to have to be casted and my right middle finger and pinky are compound the only way I am doing this is telling my sister what to type my left humerus is fractured in 4 places and compound and my right is fractured in one spot but compound also both of my clavicles are compound and my hip joint is fractured in both sides as well as areas of my pelvis also I only have three ribs that are not fractured and i have one part of my skull that is fractured I am being prepped for a major surgery this is what happens when you have osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) as well as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and you are not careful however it was the kind of stair flights that are about 20 then a 3 foot spot and it repeats and I fell down 4 or 5 I also have a concussion


_________________
I am a 26 year old Launch code Graduate with level 1 autism Ehlers Danlos syndrome and trisomy 12p, I like cubing, math, genetics, JavaScript, Pigs, my favorite medical procedure is a thoracotomy.


Mountain Goat
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 13 May 2019
Gender: Male
Posts: 14,765
Location: .

16 Feb 2020, 8:30 pm

Oh dear... I hope you heal quickly and make a complete recovery, and I pray that the weak bones will become strong in Jesus name.



BTDT
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 26 Jul 2010
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Posts: 7,446

16 Feb 2020, 8:36 pm

Sorry to hear that. Hope you heal up quickly!



jimmy m
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 30 Jun 2018
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Posts: 9,336
Location: Indiana

16 Feb 2020, 8:46 pm

I will pray for your recovery.

I live in an environment where sometimes my driveway will become covered in ice. My driveway is extremely steep. So I have slipped and fallen a few times. But I bounce pretty good and I have thick bones, so generally I am just sore for a few days. Brittle bone disease, that is a major complication.

I am a little more cautious because I am now 71 years old. Whenever there is ice, I put cleats over my shoes so I have vice grip stability when I venture forth on the ice. They look a little like this:

Image


_________________
Author of Practical Preparations for a Coronavirus Pandemic.
A very unique plan. As Dr. Paul Thompson wrote, "This is the very best paper on the virus I have ever seen."


jimmy m
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 30 Jun 2018
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Posts: 9,336
Location: Indiana

18 Feb 2020, 9:06 am

It sounds like you had a pretty serious fall. How is your recovery going?


_________________
Author of Practical Preparations for a Coronavirus Pandemic.
A very unique plan. As Dr. Paul Thompson wrote, "This is the very best paper on the virus I have ever seen."