Harley and the Broken Foot

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

June 13/22 - on my way to Med Hat to connect with family during that horrendous storm in Calgary. Stopping to clean glasses on a pull off and I lose my footing on the rain, wind and gravel. Harley lands on my foot (no damage to bike).
So I have a bruised foot. Grab a hotel in Calg. Next morning (Tuesday) even more rain and now it’s 80-90kmh winds. Off to Med Hat.
Foots darn sore but a bruised foot should
be. Spend day with friends limping, but not to bad, all over the city.
Wed morning my foot is really swollen so I go to Emerg. Yep, 2 breaks I’m 4th digit and on fracture in 5th ( baby toe).
Thanks to all who offered to rescue bit on the end SummitRic’s schedule worked best.
2 weeks later I get to see a Dr and they want to let it heal on its own. That’s good news for the later part of summer but others are saying I should push to get it pinned.
Any input wound be appreciated

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

June 13/22 - on my way to Med Hat to connect with family during that horrendous storm in Calgary. Stopping to clean glasses on a pull off and I lose my footing on the rain, wind and gravel. Harley lands on my foot (no damage to bike).
So I have a bruised foot. Grab a hotel in Calg. Next morning (Tuesday) even more rain and now it’s 80-90kmh winds. Off to Med Hat.
Foots darn sore but a bruised foot should
be. Spend day with friends limping, but not to bad, all over the city.
Wed morning my foot is really swollen so I go to Emerg. Yep, 2 breaks I’m 4th digit and on fracture in 5th ( baby toe).
Thanks to all who offered to rescue bit on the end SummitRic’s schedule worked best.
2 weeks later I get to see a Dr and they want to let it heal on its own. That’s good news for the later part of summer but others are saying I should push to get it pinned.
Any input wound be appreciated

 

[team dirt]

Got my foot caught in my wife’s track in February 2021. It broke one of the top bones and they wanted to pin it. I was finally busy again at work so I just air cast it for a few weeks. I would get my foot in my work boot in the morning and as long as boots were tight I was good. Took a fairly long time to heal but probably less than pins and such. Hopefully it doesn’t cause issue long term but I will deal with that if it happens.

 

[lilduke]

Id just get an air cast. Unless you like surgery.

I probably wouldnt have went to the doctor though, I would have went straight to the air cast lol

 

[ferniesnow]

When I broke the lower part of my Fibula, the attending doctor put on an air cast. I was not a good patient and bused the break nearly every day. 3 months later it wasn’t healing (like in still hurting) and I was sent to an orthopaedic surgeon. He was up front and frank; you haven’t given this the proper rest. He didn’t think surgery (pins and a plate) was necessary and there would be more trauma to the original injury and he admitted that he didn’t know how it would affect me later in life. I listened to him and spent some time resting and looking after it.
Long story short, the resting fixed it up. To this day, I feel no ill effects.
Rest is good for healing.

 

[catmando]

That’s a Royal drag but no damage to the bike and minimal damage too you is a good ending .

 

[Summitric]

That’s a Royal drag but no damage to the bike and minimal damage too you is a good ending .

Just his pride, Kittycatmando, just his pride

 

[Crustyolddude]

Good luck. Fell down stairs face first. No breaky face or arms, but broke big toe

 

[moyiesledhead]

Jeez....listen to your doctor! S&M is no place for medical advise!