We had a fun Spring Break at our house this year. It started Monday (March 28) night at 7:43 when I was walking down our sidewalk to my mom's car to go to water aerobics. When I stepped off the curb I stumbled and fell over. I immediately knew that it was not good because of the sound and how it felt. Needless to say it was NOT GOOD!!
Kyler ran in the house and got Russell. When he saw it he knew that I needed to go to the hospital right away. He called our neighbor and he helped Russell lift me into the truck and my mom stayed with the kids and we were off to the ER in Gunnison. The pain wasn't too bad at first but by the time we got to the ER, I was in A LOT of pain! They took some x-rays and below is the one that shows everything the best.
They were going to control the pain and then send me, by Ambulance, to Provo for surgery, but after talking to the surgeon they decided it would be better if they reduced my ankle (put it back in place) and send me home for the night so the swelling could go down. Below is the x-ray they took after they had reduced my ankle and put a temporary cast on it.
We got home at around 11:30pm and I actually slept pretty good, thanks to the meds.
Tuesday, Russell and I headed to Provo for surgery. Overall it went pretty well. The following x-rays explain and show what they did to fix me.
We were able to come home Tuesday night which was nice to not have to stay over.
I can't put any weight on it for at least 8 weeks, so right now I'm using my mom's wheelchair to get around. When it gets feeling a little better and when my pain meds aren't making me dizzy I will start to use crutches. We have a check-up scheduled for next Wednesday (April 13) where we will find out more info on the time lines for recovery, like when they will remove the screw that goes through both the Tibia and the Fibula (which is the only one they are going to remove).
I'm grateful for Russell and the kids for helping me out so much this past week. Our family and friends have also been really helpful.
Wish us luck, because the next 3 months are going to be interesting!
