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Yo Bill...to take the heat off
On 9/19/2017 9:32 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:23:20 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:07:20 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:29:44 -0400, John H wrote: I did that in the pool once and it took a year to get over it Did you bust the heel bone (calcaneus)? The ER doc said surgery with screws and plates. I'm hoping she was exaggerating. But, the more I read about it, the less I like it! I was afraid that was what it was but it was just a severely smashed planar tendon. They talked about doing a lot of stuff but I just wore cross trainers for about a year instead of my boat shoes and it got better. I still get a twinge now and then but I am basically OK. In this case there's no doubt the bone is broke in a few places. But it's not dislocated, so maybe screws won't be necessary. I'll know a lot more this afternoon when the Doc has looked at the X-rays. The VA must be living in the 20th century. The girl shot several xrays of my foot and seconds later the doc was looking at them on his computer. (turning, zooming and all the other computer tricks) Not unusual though. The VA offered me an ultrasound scan as a general screening for guys my age. They are looking for the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm which can be deadly because there are no symptoms and if the artery bursts it's usually fatal because you can't get to the hospital in time. The lab tech (quite the cutie!) probably tested guys all day and then later a doc reviewed all the test scans. The VA is pretty good about this stuff. They follow up with a phone call later and then a letter in the mail with the results. I was fine. No risk of an aneurysm. |
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#3
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Yo Bill...to take the heat off
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:50:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 9/19/2017 9:32 PM, wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:23:20 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:07:20 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:29:44 -0400, John H wrote: I did that in the pool once and it took a year to get over it Did you bust the heel bone (calcaneus)? The ER doc said surgery with screws and plates. I'm hoping she was exaggerating. But, the more I read about it, the less I like it! I was afraid that was what it was but it was just a severely smashed planar tendon. They talked about doing a lot of stuff but I just wore cross trainers for about a year instead of my boat shoes and it got better. I still get a twinge now and then but I am basically OK. In this case there's no doubt the bone is broke in a few places. But it's not dislocated, so maybe screws won't be necessary. I'll know a lot more this afternoon when the Doc has looked at the X-rays. The VA must be living in the 20th century. The girl shot several xrays of my foot and seconds later the doc was looking at them on his computer. (turning, zooming and all the other computer tricks) Not unusual though. The VA offered me an ultrasound scan as a general screening for guys my age. They are looking for the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm which can be deadly because there are no symptoms and if the artery bursts it's usually fatal because you can't get to the hospital in time. The lab tech (quite the cutie!) probably tested guys all day and then later a doc reviewed all the test scans. The VA is pretty good about this stuff. They follow up with a phone call later and then a letter in the mail with the results. I was fine. No risk of an aneurysm. My doc found my abdominal aortic aneurysm during a routine physical. He put my hand on my stomach and said 'feel this'. I said I felt my heartbeat. He said I shouldn't be able to feel it there. Ultrasound scan showed it to be expanded to about 4.5cm. Normal size is about 2.5cm. We monitored, but within a year it had gotten to 6.5cm, which is when it got repaired. Plastic tubing. Smokers are more at risk for these than non-smokers, so don't start smoking! |
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#4
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Yo Bill...to take the heat off
On 9/20/2017 8:54 AM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:50:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/19/2017 9:32 PM, wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:23:20 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:07:20 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:29:44 -0400, John H wrote: I did that in the pool once and it took a year to get over it Did you bust the heel bone (calcaneus)? The ER doc said surgery with screws and plates. I'm hoping she was exaggerating. But, the more I read about it, the less I like it! I was afraid that was what it was but it was just a severely smashed planar tendon. They talked about doing a lot of stuff but I just wore cross trainers for about a year instead of my boat shoes and it got better. I still get a twinge now and then but I am basically OK. In this case there's no doubt the bone is broke in a few places. But it's not dislocated, so maybe screws won't be necessary. I'll know a lot more this afternoon when the Doc has looked at the X-rays. The VA must be living in the 20th century. The girl shot several xrays of my foot and seconds later the doc was looking at them on his computer. (turning, zooming and all the other computer tricks) Not unusual though. The VA offered me an ultrasound scan as a general screening for guys my age. They are looking for the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm which can be deadly because there are no symptoms and if the artery bursts it's usually fatal because you can't get to the hospital in time. The lab tech (quite the cutie!) probably tested guys all day and then later a doc reviewed all the test scans. The VA is pretty good about this stuff. They follow up with a phone call later and then a letter in the mail with the results. I was fine. No risk of an aneurysm. My doc found my abdominal aortic aneurysm during a routine physical. He put my hand on my stomach and said 'feel this'. I said I felt my heartbeat. He said I shouldn't be able to feel it there. Ultrasound scan showed it to be expanded to about 4.5cm. Normal size is about 2.5cm. We monitored, but within a year it had gotten to 6.5cm, which is when it got repaired. Plastic tubing. Smokers are more at risk for these than non-smokers, so don't start smoking! I was a smoker for years but have all but given it up as of about 4 years ago. I confess though, that once in a great while when I am with someone who smokes, I'll bum one from him and light up. I know I shouldn't but it feels sooooooo good. I have to redouble my commitment not to smoke afterwards. |
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Yo Bill...to take the heat off
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:16:17 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 9/20/2017 8:54 AM, John H wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:50:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/19/2017 9:32 PM, wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:23:20 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:07:20 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:29:44 -0400, John H wrote: I did that in the pool once and it took a year to get over it Did you bust the heel bone (calcaneus)? The ER doc said surgery with screws and plates. I'm hoping she was exaggerating. But, the more I read about it, the less I like it! I was afraid that was what it was but it was just a severely smashed planar tendon. They talked about doing a lot of stuff but I just wore cross trainers for about a year instead of my boat shoes and it got better. I still get a twinge now and then but I am basically OK. In this case there's no doubt the bone is broke in a few places. But it's not dislocated, so maybe screws won't be necessary. I'll know a lot more this afternoon when the Doc has looked at the X-rays. The VA must be living in the 20th century. The girl shot several xrays of my foot and seconds later the doc was looking at them on his computer. (turning, zooming and all the other computer tricks) Not unusual though. The VA offered me an ultrasound scan as a general screening for guys my age. They are looking for the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm which can be deadly because there are no symptoms and if the artery bursts it's usually fatal because you can't get to the hospital in time. The lab tech (quite the cutie!) probably tested guys all day and then later a doc reviewed all the test scans. The VA is pretty good about this stuff. They follow up with a phone call later and then a letter in the mail with the results. I was fine. No risk of an aneurysm. My doc found my abdominal aortic aneurysm during a routine physical. He put my hand on my stomach and said 'feel this'. I said I felt my heartbeat. He said I shouldn't be able to feel it there. Ultrasound scan showed it to be expanded to about 4.5cm. Normal size is about 2.5cm. We monitored, but within a year it had gotten to 6.5cm, which is when it got repaired. Plastic tubing. Smokers are more at risk for these than non-smokers, so don't start smoking! I was a smoker for years but have all but given it up as of about 4 years ago. I confess though, that once in a great while when I am with someone who smokes, I'll bum one from him and light up. I know I shouldn't but it feels sooooooo good. I have to redouble my commitment not to smoke afterwards. Smoking puts one at much greater risk of an aneurysm. Take them up on that screening every year if possible. You're right. If it bursts you've got about five minutes or so. Even a Ducati wouldn't be much help. |
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Yo Bill...to take the heat off (0/1)
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:32:01 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:23:20 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:07:20 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:29:44 -0400, John H wrote: I did that in the pool once and it took a year to get over it Did you bust the heel bone (calcaneus)? The ER doc said surgery with screws and plates. I'm hoping she was exaggerating. But, the more I read about it, the less I like it! I was afraid that was what it was but it was just a severely smashed planar tendon. They talked about doing a lot of stuff but I just wore cross trainers for about a year instead of my boat shoes and it got better. I still get a twinge now and then but I am basically OK. In this case there's no doubt the bone is broke in a few places. But it's not dislocated, so maybe screws won't be necessary. I'll know a lot more this afternoon when the Doc has looked at the X-rays. The VA must be living in the 20th century. The girl shot several xrays of my foot and seconds later the doc was looking at them on his computer. (turning, zooming and all the other computer tricks) No VA involvement. I was taken to a nearby hospital ER. The radiologist provided a written description and a CD with the pictures to the attending doc in ER. She inserted the CD and showed me what she thought were fractures. She thought one 'L' shaped fracture was two smaller fractures. I'll see if I can post a picture of the X-ray just for the hell of it. The second pic is a crop showing just the fracture. Imagine an 'L' tilted clockwise about 20 degrees. We'll see if this works. |
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