Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Day 5 - Wednesday, August 8, 2018

No Mileage - 398 to Go; BAD NEWS

The doctor visit....

The doctor looked at the foot, pushed and pulled and said “don’t worry we will have you back on the trail.”  He started explaining the type of splint he would use but said let’s get a quick X-ray just in case.   He returned after the X-ray to show me a hair crack on the inside of the leg.  He put pressure on the spot asking if it hurt which it didn’t.  He stated it could be an old injury and reassured me we would still do the splint and get me back on the trail.   He left the room and a few minutes later he came back and his demeanor had changed.  He asked me to follow him (walking by the way) to X-ray machine to show me an X-ray on the screen of a broken leg.   Yep I hiked 20 miles on a broken leg.  The doctor was super nice and empathetic of the hand I was dealt.  The question now would be if I needed pins or just a cast.  No pins needed but temporary cast today and regular cast tomorrow at 3:00.  My final section of the AT is on HOLD.  I will finish but after I’m healed.   I want to thank everyone for the supportive messages and prayers.  They have mean a lot to me.  


Break


Crack




3 comments:

  1. Wow hate to hear that news! Hopefully it will heal quickly.

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  2. So sorry to hear about your ankle. We will be thinking about you. Hope to see you in October in Florida. Working on flights now. Bill and Char

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  3. oh no! I hate to hear that. Hope you heal fast and get back on the trail.

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