For those of you who haven't heard yet I broke my right ankle on January 25th.
I was coming out of a house I was working on and some carpenters had left an extension cord on the stairs. I stepped on the end of it and away I went. It was only a couple treads to the ground but I hit at a bad angle and the ankle snapped. I had surgery the day after to put a plate on my broken fibula and a screw through both the fibula and Tibia to hold the whole mess in place. It'll be four more weeks until I can bear any weight on it. Another six weeks after that and they take the screw out. I don't know how long it'll be before I can do the Bong hop over the ruts and trenches to retrieve a rocket.
It stinks not being able to walk.
I do feel a lot better now, the pain is lessened considerably but I'm bored as can be.
If anybody wants to swing by and keep a gimp company give me a ring sometime.

This is my ankle one week after surgery. Ugly huh...

Man that sucks! I ordered fifty SS alligator clips the other day and I have the Sta-Brite solder - that might keep ya' busy for a while... If you need anything give a shout - I'm just up the road a piece. Get well soon buddy, Chad.

__________________
www.wooshrocketry.org NAR Sec. 558
Look us up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/guytogo75?feature=mhee
unstable by design

Hmm, must be something going around. I tore my biceps tendon on my dominant arm (of course) on January 17. I still have more than two weeks to go in a full arm cast.

I wonder what is worse; losing use of an arm or a leg?

- Rich

Hope it's not getting to be an epidemic, another WOOSH member recently tore up a knee. Not sure how bad, but me thinks I better not go to work tonight...

__________________
www.wooshrocketry.org NAR Sec. 558
Look us up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/guytogo75?feature=mhee
unstable by design

Hey Rich,
I'd vote for the leg.
It's hard to get around on crutches and wheelchairs.
I'm constantly amazed at how difficult it must be for the permanently disabled.
Even supposedly handicap accessible restrooms are not set up properly.
My wife took me to a theater to watch a movie last weekend.
Some dingbat almost took my leg off going to get a refill.
Never excused herself, just tried to barge past my leg.

Get well soon Scott. When you decide you're ready to come out to Bong, just ask if you need someone to chase down a rocket for you (just don't send it over the trees or in the swamp).
Jeff Jacobson

__________________
Jeff Jacobson, KC9VHF
NAR #92924 L3
WOOSH - NAR Section #558

Scott,

Sorry to hear about your ankle. I've been through two surgeries on my left foot, two tendons re-assigned, about 7 screws, and a lengthened Achilles tendon and we still can get around (fairly) well.

It takes time, but things get better fast. At least its the winter so you are not staring out the window wishing you could be outside (don't ask me how I know that )

Get well soon!

PS. Is that X on your ankle the one they make you make so that they know its the right one to work on? I know the first time I was asked to do that, I suddenly got very nervous about the doctors working on me

A good time to catch up on those builds, perhaps? Hope you're able to move around by the summer flying season. There will be plenty of us to recover your flights, no worries.

__________________
Paul
If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane - Jimmy Buffett
NAR #87246 www.wooshrocketry.org

Whazooo, that is nasty...
I second Paul's advice, time to start building.

__________________
Layne Pemberton NAR# 83083
Mad Scientist, Minion and Owner
PembertonTechnologies.com
P.O. Box 250760
North Little Rock AR, 72225

L1 on Pem-Tech Space Ark
at NSL2007

pem_tech (at) Yahoo (dot) com
TRF (at) pembertontechnologies (dot) com

Did you get your Gizmo XL yet Scotty? That should keep ya' busy.

__________________
www.wooshrocketry.org NAR Sec. 558
Look us up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/guytogo75?feature=mhee
unstable by design