2017/12/21 18:42:51
hot tuna
Well yes in a sense.
Carrying firewood onto the house, without shoes and having the pile land on the top of my foot.
Somethings, you just know when it happens.
Others you think maybe.
2017/12/21 19:11:08
BeenThereDoneThat.
Must be sumpthin with firewood HT.   Out cutting wood the last three days and this morning I find the first tick I've ever been bitten by.  Cute little critters but I still plan to incinerate the little pryk in retaliation for the stinging pain, I experienced after removal.  Get well soon and get them fishin reports back on line.
2017/12/21 19:45:40
Fisherlady2
hot tuna
Not the way I wanted to start my season.
I might be 1 and done for 2017. I'm not into going to Dr's because they only tell you things you pretty much know. Yup, it's broken, stay off it , blah , blah.
I might not make it out again right now but soon , the fish will fear me.

That sucks, but been there also... keep it elevated and iced (in intervals) till swelling settles, you are probably an old hand at the elevate and ice routine by now though, lol.... my work boots helped a lot (mine was an ankle dislocation/fracture I was able to reduce before my pain receptors in the brain figured out what was going on).
I use vet wrap (available in all sorts of cool colors at Tractor Supply or Rural King)... it sticks to itself and holds tight for a full day, even under work boots, and it can be reused a few times. 
God speed on the recovery!
2017/12/21 21:32:31
hot tuna
Thanks so much for the wishes and advice.
I passed on the Dr today. Way I'm looking at it is tightly wrapped and tying my steel toe boots tight from 5am till 8pm is the same difference. It seemed to help as my hobble, drag got less as the day went on.
Once I untied that boot tonight, well. It's time for ice and elevation.
If it were in a cast , soft or hard , my using it wouldn't change but it would effect what I could do. I don't want a plastic bag around a stupid cast as I try to hobble through the snow to get on the ice , lol.

I will try like heck to give another 2017 ice report in 7 days😁
2017/12/22 19:04:53
Clint S
Just keep an eye on it and watch it good. We call ''vet wrap'' Coban  here at the hospital.
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Coban-Self-Adherent-Wrap/?N=5002385+3293321980&rt=rud
It does work well. Just watch yourself for a fever as there are small chances of blood clots or bone infections for unset bones.  I broke a tarsal bone a few years back and it healed fine, saw it on an xray a few months ago for something else 
2017/12/22 20:29:20
hot tuna
I was walking on some ice today and the outcome was not good. No strength to hold any weight when the other foot slid.
Sorry folks but my 2017 season is over.
I have 10 days to recover .

Great advice Clint and will try. I am prolonging unlacing my work boots, which I know is not right
2017/12/23 15:03:07
Fisherlady2
Blood clots and muscle atrophy are both potential problems with immobility and constriction. I know having those boots on seems safer, and maybe more comfortable (mine certainly was) but as soon as feasible each day you should elevate it a bit, let the swelling ease and then slip the boot off and swich to using crutches or a cane to get around. Healing will happen, but the more you push the longer it will take. I was young and stupid and did stuff I shouldn't have and it ended up being 6 months before I could walk without a limp unless I was laced up in my trusty work boots. Was a real PITA and in hindsight I should have used more common sense and elevation,... live and learn, I guess, lol.
 
Also, pain might be a 'PITA' to put up with but it is mother nature's way of keeping you limited until healing happens. Be very careful on any activity when using pain control since it messes with mother nature's first line of defense....
 
Sorry for the 'mother hen' routine, but I went through many of those mistakes, and an enormous # of joint injuries through the years...I know most heal without expensive or fancy medical care, but not always easy to give them the best chance. 
2017/12/23 15:19:00
Fisherlady2
And BTW... look up the use of ginger and turmeric as natural anti-inflammatory supplements. They aren't miracle fixes but I have noticed an improvement with use. The old 'homeopathic' treatments are often overlooked in modern medicine but more often than not there is a strong reason behind their use for so many generations.
I hate taking any prescriptions and wont use pain meds beyond an ibuprofen type if I have no choice, and there are a lot of basic herbal remedies that can help. They may not be an instant fix or as potent as today's pharmaceuticals but I prefer them...
2017/12/25 11:33:27
Clint S
Well there were a few brave souls that ventured out in my area , but it was unsafe IMHO. With this snow it will hurt the ice making. With below 0  forecast for Cuse next week for 2 days we will see what comes of it. May have to try Black Lake
2017/12/25 17:36:39
hot tuna
If this don't make ice, I don't know what will

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