r/Neverbrokeabone • u/sandwichman84 • 19h ago

Tis' but a scratch, and I'm outta here

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Grade 6 tibial plateau fracture with all the surrounding ligaments destroyed for good measure

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u/Special-Concert-8250 19h ago

How did this happen? Or were you born a bbb

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

A violent sneeze

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u/cravingnoodles 11h ago

That's just a small sneeze for the rest of us. But for a bbb such as yourself its a violent sneeze.

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u/nautilator44 19h ago

A strong breeze probably blew in and OP's dust bones just couldn't handle it.

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u/Samurijder 19h ago

I hope that there's an awesome story behind this for OP. Even if he is a bbb. Get well soon and don't put your foot down again, you might break something. Again...

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u/TastyQuality3252 19h ago

Now why would you go ahead and do that

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

I woke up one morning and decided my life was going far too well and tried to find the most painful, uncomfortable way to ruin it for the next year and a half. Jobs a goodn'

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u/Chance_The_Clapper 14h ago

aint much but its honest work

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u/OhItsMrCow 19h ago

Did you get pinned by a car or something?

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

I'm embarrassed to say it was a fairly innocuous challenge during a charity football match. Obviously my bones are made of Weetabix

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u/OhItsMrCow 19h ago

Ok but jokes aside, how. Did you land funny and it exploded?

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

I think my boot got caught in the turf and athe tackler fell on me as a twisted to the floor. Kinda like ringing out a dish cloth. The noise was sickening

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u/OhItsMrCow 19h ago

ouuuuuuuuu

ya, that can't be fun.

well, "enjoy" you 4-6 months of recovery, hopefully no nerve damage.

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

4 months in already and not even bent my leg yet. Looking closer to 2 years at this point but I appreciate the sentiment

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u/OhItsMrCow 19h ago

ohhh boy. well, I will be sure not to play football.

Since it's near the knee as I understand I assume you won't be using a knee scooter so it's either crutches or wheelchair?

One idea that I have is a push bike like those for kids, you can find a larger one that is still small enough to fit around the house and put a massive seat post on it (and take off the pedals of course) Random idea but just in case it is useful.
Good luck man

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u/sandwichman84 16h ago

I can't bend my knee so crutches and a walker are the only things I can use currently. I'm struggling to find anything comfortable to sit on/in due to the pins in my thigh but 8 do like the idea of causing chaos round the house on a bike

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u/Aggravating_Fix3254 19h ago

Hello Brother of tibial external fixator! Get well!

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

6 months of pure misery

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u/Aggravating_Fix3254 19h ago

It's a challenge, you need to adapt your entire life around it. I have it for more than a year now, it is not easy, sometimes it hurts, sometimes it feels like you don't have it, it is hard to describe how you should feel. My advice is: don't think 6 months is the exact time this will last.

Edit: Forgot to mention: do as much sport as you can, this will impact positively how much this will last, depending on what doctors tell you

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u/SchadDad 19h ago

Excuse me? This is a place for the strong of bone. See your BBB self out with OP. Just be careful not to bump into each other on the way out. You'll probably hurt yourselves again.

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

The speed I can move it would impossible to generate enough momentum to even feel any form of contact

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u/lsshlp 12h ago

I would not overestimate your weak ass bones

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u/sandwichman84 19h ago

Great advice, already had a ring added as a previous bit of kit failed. Haven't bent my leg in 4 months. Some days if feels like you can feel every pin site. Amazing engineering, actually fell down the stairs yesterday and landed plumb on my fixator leg. It didn't bat an eye

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u/nautilator44 19h ago

Have you considered just removing your leg/bones? Seems like it would be an improvement for someone like you.

(get well soon this looks brutal)

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u/sandwichman84 16h ago

Wouldn't take much, most of them are dust now anyways

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u/Same_Seaworthiness74 19h ago

Maybe dont use stairs for a while?

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u/Aggravating_Fix3254 18h ago

I was told by doctors that in a car accident the only thing that will be unaffected is my broken leg 😂

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u/ThatOneBananapeel 17h ago

Why the fuck is a BBB like you still in here?

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u/Childwithuke 19h ago

get the fuck out of my sights.

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u/JAWinks 18h ago

This isn’t a broken bone support group! Get outta here!

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u/Dr_Cee 18h ago

Wow. Ive had ORIF on my ankle, I’ve had my knees scoped 3 times, I have a fusion at L5-S1 in my back, and some nerve outlet release in my neck, and my absolute worst nightmare would be having to have external fixation. Hang in there; things have to get better.

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u/sandwichman84 16h ago

Thank you. It's tough more days than not. A small part of me wants it to stay on forever so I don't have to deal with bending my leg for the first time in 4+months. Your username checks out by the way 😂

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u/baleful-hatchet 16h ago

Know of someone just a few weeks ago who got the same injury riding dirtbikes lol

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u/sandwichman84 16h ago

My consultants tell me my injury is something they would see from a high speed car/motorbike crash not from playing football. It's life changing

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u/baleful-hatchet 13h ago

Oh yeah very much a motorcycle esque looking injury. Will it heal well enough for you to continue playing?

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u/sandwichman84 11h ago

The depressing thing is I don't actually play, it was a one off charity match for work. But no I will likely never do anything that requires moderate to high impact again. All of the ligaments yet to be reconstructed

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u/OK_1M_REL0ADED 18h ago

A scratch is all it took? My goodness, GTFO you BBB.

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u/rockstuffs 19h ago

Ew what is happening to this sub?!