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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: red on March 26, 2018, 09:29:25 PM
Were you wearing Sneakers ?   Do you think boots would have helped?  I think it may have happened because you don't like NY Style pizza .
DANNY'S New York Style Pizza!
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

Don P

You know what happens to lame livestock, we're rootin for you
Mainly cause goat ain't worth the freezer space :)

I did sorta the same thing as starmac, hobbled off a wicked "sprain" for several months then a few years later hopped off the k-boom and sprained it again lightly but sorta went lame. I finally went in to the ortho doc and told him I couldn't walk unless I was looking at the ground every step. He took some pics and said "when did you break your leg". I had wrapped it up good back then, turned out it healed up well enough but it tore one of those ligaments down there and then the k-boom sprain finished it off. He said "look ahead and stand on just that one leg", I would have failed a sobriety check, couldn't do it. Turns out we get feedback from our feet to our brain and then back to the muscles that instantly balances us without any thought. When we mess up some part of that the feedback loop is broken, I was compensating using vision. They did some pt to retrain it and I still try to stand on one leg, should do it more, for about 10 second stretches to keep it tuned up. Yoga helps too, I try to watch my wife doing that every morning.

doctorb

Sprains can swell dramatically.  This is not rare, regardless of the doc's amazement.

With all that swelling, light compression and elevation higher than your heart is the best medicine.  Although more costly, I occasionally place bad sprains into a boot or even a cast, after the intial swelling decreases.  Patients get to walk sooner with the increased support that is simply not afforded by ace wraps.  Ice, Ice, Ice.  

Get well soon.
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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Thanks Doc. Boot will be here in the morning. I got a little ice on it but I can't stand cold!
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: Don P on March 26, 2018, 09:34:49 PM
You know what happens to lame livestock, we're rootin for you
Mainly cause goat ain't worth the freezer space :)

I did sorta the same thing as starmac, hobbled off a wicked "sprain" for several months then a few years later hopped off the k-boom and sprained it again lightly but sorta went lame. I finally went in to the ortho doc and told him I couldn't walk unless I was looking at the ground every step. He took some pics and said "when did you break your leg". I had wrapped it up good back then, turned out it healed up well enough but it tore one of those ligaments down there and then the k-boom sprain finished it off. He said "look ahead and stand on just that one leg", I would have failed a sobriety check, couldn't do it. Turns out we get feedback from our feet to our brain and then back to the muscles that instantly balances us without any thought. When we mess up some part of that the feedback loop is broken, I was compensating using vision. They did some pt to retrain it and I still try to stand on one leg, should do it more, for about 10 second stretches to keep it tuned up. Yoga helps too, I try to watch my wife doing that every morning.
DanG Don.....your story sounds like my Kohler engine.  :D
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

samandothers

Quote from: doctorb on March 26, 2018, 09:41:53 PM
Sprains can swell dramatically.  This is not rare, regardless of the doc's amazement.


Could be an issue of a human Dr being involved where a large animal vet should have been called in!


Hope swelling and pain goes soon!

Don P

QuoteDanG Don.....your story sounds like my Kohler engine.  
We're out of warranty, drive the wheels off it  :D
I'm the same way, Ice makes no difference other than making you miserable.

Banjo picker

Hope you heal up ok.  Too much of them good pain meds. and you won't be littering the ground with those little round balls if you know what I mean.   ;)  Banjo
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starmac

Wild turkey works much better than Ice, not sure about it's effects on a goat though.
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DPatton

Better let that wheel heal my friend. It looks mighty sore indeed. Hopefully you will be back on it soon.

Did anyone else smell a bit of goat hoof aroma while looking at the photos? ;D ;D ;D
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Southside

Quote from: Don P on March 26, 2018, 09:34:49 PMYoga helps too, I try to watch my wife doing that every morning.


I do the same when my wife does her Pilates, very relaxing indeed.  ;D
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Southside

All kidding aside.. :D   from your description you probably looked like one of those "fainting goats" laying by the loader. 8)
Franklin buncher and skidder
JD Processor
Woodmizer LT Super 70 and LT35 sawmill, KD250 kiln, BMS 250 sharpener and setter
Riehl Edger
Woodmaster 725 and 4000 planner and moulder
Enough cows to ensure there is no spare time.
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ESFted

I feel your pain.  Done the same thing more than once (slow learner).  Each time you do it it gets worse.  Last time it swelled up like a cantaloupe and I was in a boot for a month.
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YellowHammer

That looks painful indeed.  I wonder if there is any way to get your imsurance to pay to retrofit your sawmill with the WM riding chair?  
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Say when

POSTON WIDEHEAD

I don't want any Shepard's Pie connected with Danny.
But you could make me one of those famous Roxie Tin Can Cassarols.
Yum! 😍😍😍
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

Ed_K

 I like to take your place as kick a goat when he's down, butt pretty sure I'd sprain both ankles jumping off anything. Here's hoping you heel quickly ;).
Ed K

Raider Bill

I'd almost rather break my ankle than a bad sprain. Seems to heal quicker providing there's no hardware involved.
Oh and get a hair cut.
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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: Raider Bill on March 27, 2018, 08:10:55 AM
I'd almost rather break my ankle than a bad sprain. Seems to heal quicker providing there's no hardware involved.
Oh and get a hair cut.
Everything you've said I've heard for a day and a half.  :D :D :D
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

petefrom bearswamp

Sounds like a forced vacation
Get well soon David
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WDH

It is a good recipe, but you have to boil the old goat for a long long time.  Goats can be tough and stingy, and fractious, especially if they are wearing a boot. 
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Peter Drouin

Too bad, Hope you get well soon, Maybe rub some grits on it might help. ;D
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Roxie

How are you feeling today?  Did you get the air boot?  Are you still alive?  Did your wife kill you yet? 

Inquiring minds need to know.
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red

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