Cirelaw aka Eric Back In Hospital and Rehab

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 10:24 AM

I'm writing to let my friends know that after next week I willl be out of commision for a second repair of a right ankle compound fracture. Last November I slipped in my bathroon causing a frature of my fibula and complete tear of several tendons and ligaments. After a week in icu and 4 weeks in a rehab hospital the fracture was not healing and was worsening. This week xrays were taken showing complete frature and searing of the screws that the must have bought from ace hardware.This week I saw a specialist that was an expert on this type of orthopedic disaster. A week from today he will have to remove all the hardware and reconstuct the bone, ligaments and tendons to heal, First a lower leg brace,and new hardware. Ill try to keep my friends and allies posted!

A.Mifsin · 05-13-2011, 10:29 AM

Goog Luck Friend, get well soon
Alf.

Norme · 05-13-2011, 10:33 AM

Jeez, Eric, that looks awful! I hope your new guy knows what he's doing and wish you all the best for a full and speedy recovery. Norm

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 10:41 AM

I don't wont to tell them that I am a prior lawyer or noone will touch me! Thanks for your supprt. It helps more than any medicine! And Debbie surviving everything. It can't be just for my life insurance which long ago lapsed.

guns3545 · 05-13-2011, 10:47 AM

Eric,

So sorry to hear of this. You would think that in the 21st century in a developed country like the USA, we could do better.

Get well soon. Hurry back. No, come to think about it; tell them to take their time and get it right.

John

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 11:17 AM

I did personal litigation for close to 25 years. Again the problem is communication. Our first appontment with the surgeon one week post, the xrays looked fine, no breaks. The following week with the physical terepist, my cast was removed and although pain I could get around with a walker. Two weeks later something snapped, severe lower leg pain. My new surgeon thinks the cast was possible removed too soon but the hard ware shouldnt have failed. He will know when he examines them post op next week. My prior doctor mearly said its a complication! Comp my Ask!! This new surgeon repairs fugg ups. I trust this new one! He went to Temple and I went to Villanova! Thank You all. I get more support from you then my inlaws or stupid soma comas!

Neil Young · 05-13-2011, 11:27 AM

Hang in there Eric. Even though it's your ankle, I'm sure that you also have some pain in the Axx.

Neil

wlyon · 05-13-2011, 11:33 AM

Eric
We wish both you and your wife the best. Hurry up and get well !!! Bill

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 11:47 AM

Thank You, This is ironic, 5 years ago I was at my Orthopedic Dr Scott Katzman for my second shoulder surgery and fell in his waiting room fracturing my other ankle. Scott and Debbie couldn't stop laughing. They said it was like dying in a funeral home! True Story!!!

Edward Tinker · 05-13-2011, 12:04 PM

Eric, yuck...

I broke a bone in my left foot, after a year, it never fully healed and had to have a screw put in it.

Not the most fun in the world, and you take care my friend.

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 12:37 PM

The problem is that they are weight bearing, He has to first remove what to prior doc put in. The bones are the least of the problems, the torn muscles and tendon contain to pain receptors then a warning of future problems ie arthritus. a stoke and coma were less painful. No one has given me a strait answer whet the screws broke! They say they are the least of my problems. Ed does it still bother you? If so whats good for pain. Alleve?

lew1 · 05-13-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cirelaw

I don't wont to tell them that I am a prior lawyer or noone will touch me! Thanks for your supprt. It helps more than any medicine! And Debbie surviving everything. It can't be just for my life insurance which long ago lapsed.

Wish you well.

But you need to be honest with them. Also fib a little and tell them your wife is an attorny also.

Doctors are very careful with attorneys.

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 01:01 PM

Being an Attorney is a state of mind!!! How do you know your attorney is lying,, He moves his lips!

Jan C Still · 05-13-2011, 01:04 PM

Eric
Heal fast friend!
Jan

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 01:17 PM

Thanks Jan and friends, Its great to know your there. There one consolation, it not both the same time!

John Sabato · 05-13-2011, 01:19 PM

My prayers for a speedy recovery Eric... take your time and HEAL... -John

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 02:46 PM

Thank You John. Friendship is our finest medicine!

Ice · 05-13-2011, 04:01 PM

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

Charlie

cirelaw · 05-13-2011, 04:37 PM

I really never expected the outcry genuine best wishes. Ill keep you all informed of the date of surgery. It has been set for next thursday, 2=3 days in intensive care and a minimun 3-4 weeks in a rehab hospital. Probobly no access to a computer however Debbie will keep everyone informed. Thank You! Unfortunatle it takes times like this to really realize our other family we tegether share. Sure we have our differences but the solution of those diffences that bind us together, God Bless each and every true friend and family. Seriously!

FNorm · 05-13-2011, 06:25 PM

Eric,

Good luck and God Bless.

Good looking phallies, I grow them too.

FN

05-13-2011, 10:24 AM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Cirelaw aka Eric Back In Hospital and Rehab I'm writing to let my friends know that after next week I willl be out of commision for a second repair of a right ankle compound fracture. Last November I slipped in my bathroon causing a frature of my fibula and complete tear of several tendons and ligaments. After a week in icu and 4 weeks in a rehab hospital the fracture was not healing and was worsening. This week xrays were taken showing complete frature and searing of the screws that the must have bought from ace hardware.This week I saw a specialist that was an expert on this type of orthopedic disaster. A week from today he will have to remove all the hardware and reconstuct the bone, ligaments and tendons to heal, First a lower leg brace,and new hardware. Ill try to keep my friends and allies posted! Attached Thumbnails $Click image for larger version Name: fracture 1.jpg Views: 58 Size: 72.4 KB ID: 19036$

05-13-2011, 10:29 AM	#2
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Goog Luck Friend, get well soon Alf. __________________ I prefer a Luger

05-13-2011, 11:27 AM	#7
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 547 Thanks: 566 Thanked 443 Times in 168 Posts	Hang in there Eric. Even though it's your ankle, I'm sure that you also have some pain in the Axx. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

05-13-2011, 11:33 AM	#8
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,652 Thanks: 3,210 Thanked 2,613 Times in 969 Posts	Eric We wish both you and your wife the best. Hurry up and get well !!! Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

05-13-2011, 12:04 PM	#10
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,962 Thanks: 2,063 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	Eric, yuck... I broke a bone in my left foot, after a year, it never fully healed and had to have a screw put in it. Not the most fun in the world, and you take care my friend. __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

05-13-2011, 10:33 AM	#3
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Jeez, Eric, that looks awful! I hope your new guy knows what he's doing and wish you all the best for a full and speedy recovery. Norm

05-13-2011, 10:41 AM	#4
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I don't wont to tell them that I am a prior lawyer or noone will touch me! Thanks for your supprt. It helps more than any medicine! And Debbie surviving everything. It can't be just for my life insurance which long ago lapsed.

05-13-2011, 10:47 AM	#5
guns3545 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 438 Thanks: 661 Thanked 493 Times in 219 Posts	Eric, So sorry to hear of this. You would think that in the 21st century in a developed country like the USA, we could do better. Get well soon. Hurry back. No, come to think about it; tell them to take their time and get it right. John

05-13-2011, 11:17 AM	#6
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I did personal litigation for close to 25 years. Again the problem is communication. Our first appontment with the surgeon one week post, the xrays looked fine, no breaks. The following week with the physical terepist, my cast was removed and although pain I could get around with a walker. Two weeks later something snapped, severe lower leg pain. My new surgeon thinks the cast was possible removed too soon but the hard ware shouldnt have failed. He will know when he examines them post op next week. My prior doctor mearly said its a complication! Comp my Ask!! This new surgeon repairs fugg ups. I trust this new one! He went to Temple and I went to Villanova! Thank You all. I get more support from you then my inlaws or stupid soma comas!

05-13-2011, 11:47 AM	#9
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Thank You, This is ironic, 5 years ago I was at my Orthopedic Dr Scott Katzman for my second shoulder surgery and fell in his waiting room fracturing my other ankle. Scott and Debbie couldn't stop laughing. They said it was like dying in a funeral home! True Story!!!

05-13-2011, 12:37 PM	#11
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	The problem is that they are weight bearing, He has to first remove what to prior doc put in. The bones are the least of the problems, the torn muscles and tendon contain to pain receptors then a warning of future problems ie arthritus. a stoke and coma were less painful. No one has given me a strait answer whet the screws broke! They say they are the least of my problems. Ed does it still bother you? If so whats good for pain. Alleve?

05-13-2011, 01:01 PM	#13
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Being an Attorney is a state of mind!!! How do you know your attorney is lying,, He moves his lips!

05-13-2011, 01:04 PM	#14
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Eric Heal fast friend! Jan

05-13-2011, 01:17 PM	#15
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Thanks Jan and friends, Its great to know your there. There one consolation, it not both the same time!

05-13-2011, 01:19 PM	#16
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	My prayers for a speedy recovery Eric... take your time and HEAL... -John

05-13-2011, 02:46 PM	#17
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Thank You John. Friendship is our finest medicine!

05-13-2011, 04:01 PM	#18
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. Charlie

05-13-2011, 04:37 PM	#19
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I really never expected the outcry genuine best wishes. Ill keep you all informed of the date of surgery. It has been set for next thursday, 2=3 days in intensive care and a minimun 3-4 weeks in a rehab hospital. Probobly no access to a computer however Debbie will keep everyone informed. Thank You! Unfortunatle it takes times like this to really realize our other family we tegether share. Sure we have our differences but the solution of those diffences that bind us together, God Bless each and every true friend and family. Seriously! Attached Thumbnails

05-13-2011, 06:25 PM	#20
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Eric, Good luck and God Bless. Good looking phallies, I grow them too. FN