No Dancing for Awhile

[Truckbed]

Very best continued healing to you!

 

[rjs1230]

Hope everything goes well and a quick recovery .

 

[jds holler]

I appreciate all of you guy's kind words and best wishes. This IS kind of a big deal, and I'm all too aware of what the next few months hold for me.

Hoz, at 69 years, you and I are the same vintage, and I'm gonna agree that anymore I think pretty seriously before I get involved with anything that's close to the "stupid zone". jd

 

[DShortt]

I appreciate all of you guy's kind words and best wishes. This IS kind of a big deal, and I'm all too aware of what the next few months hold for me.

Hoz, at 69 years, you and I are the same vintage, and I'm gonna agree that anymore I think pretty seriously before I get involved with anything that's close to the "stupid zone". jd

You 2 have a decade on me. I'm still not going on an extension ladder.
Them days are over.

 

[snert]

Sent you a PM brother, and I am praying for you.

 

[joshb]

Ouch! I did the same thing, just better! Fell off a roof and shattered BOTH heels. I had hardware like yours. Wheelchair bound for 9 months.
Be very careful with the incision after the operation. I was and it still got infected. That can kill you. I found out bone infections are bad juju. My wife almost killed me when she found out from my traitorous Doctor that it was “serious”. Intravenous antibiotics for three months. It wasn’t fun.
Be careful and good luck! I’ll say a prayer for you!

 

[jds holler]

You guys are great, and as these posts prove, I'm not the only sap who has gone through this. Hopefully you guys who haven't will be careful to NOT do it.

I should be healed up and ready to roll by the time the late winter squeaks start running around. My goal is to remain fit, slim, and sexy as I recuperate.

I've got about ten hours till check-in time, so I'm goin dark for now.
Thanks again my brothers. jd

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Best of Luck tomorrow JD!

 

[hoz53]

Well thats why I also suggested a Bessey Clamp, they are quick adjust sliding type C-clamp for those who dont know what they are
We used them in the welding industry to clamp to an I beam and lift it up or for securing Connection plates together. Hundreds of pounds of clamping force, they dont twist like a cheap C-Clamp.
So lets say when you throw your ladder up to the roof
Place the vertical strut of the ladder against a rafter that sticks out, and clamp the side rail of the ladder to it
It wont go nowhere if you wrench down on the Bessey.
Also you can clamp the bessey to an underside rafter and tie a rope to that, then throw your rope over the top of the roof since there is very little to tie off to on top of a roof.
My roof is about 20 feet high and have to go up there a lot to clean pine needles, clean the chimney pipe etc so have figured out ways to do it safely.
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all true but many places there isnt anything to clamp to. i bin on many ladders and finally hurt myself on one a few months ago after more than 50 years using them. there were a few places over the years where my ladder blew or fell over cause there was no place to tie off.

 

[hpshooter]

Follow the doctors direction on preventing infection. As previously mentioned, an infection in the bone is potentially life threatening.

Prayer sent for quick and complete healing.

 

[Cecil S.]

Speedy recovery Bro.

 

[fx77]

Have 10' ceilings and one foyer with 18'
4 yr ago changed all high hats to LED. No more ladders.

 

[AlNyhus]

Im my day job of 30 years, I saw more ladder related injuries than you can imagine....from ortho trauma to spinal cord injuries. The peak time of the year was between Thanksgiving and Christmas when putting up lights.

Wishing you all the best with your healing. -Al

 

[Rick in Oregon]

Best of luck with the heal-up there, JD. This coming from a guy with more implants, metal, internal re-routing and over 30 surgeries....more than any human should be allowed. I can relate to your plight, truly.

Do the dredded PT, be infection free, and we'll look forward to your further adventures in the field right here.

 

[DR_2297]

I feel your pain… I acquired this about 3 weeks ago and it’s kind of marshing my mallow of shooting, barrel work and car reassembly. They said if it bothers me they can remove it in a year. Guess I should do a better job of navigating steps. Just hope I can continue to shoot from a sling without too much discomfort after a suitable healing time.

 

[jds holler]

Well, it appears that I have lived - at least to this point. The doc was happy with the procedure, and left me with optimism. The food is good, the girls are pretty, and I've found out who the ice cream guy is.


Here's the hardware they pulled out, and I'm thinking it might be good for a future stock repair. It looks expensive.

I wanna thank y'all for your prayers and good wishes, it's working!
Let me tell you -- Our God is GREAT!! jd

 

[foxguy]

Wishing you a speedy post-surgery healing recovery.

 

[PhilC]

Well, it appears that I have lived - at least to this point. The doc was happy with the procedure, and left me with optimism. The food is good, the girls are pretty, and I've found out who the ice cream guy is.

I wanna thank y'all for your prayers and good wishes, it's working!
Let me tell you -- Our God is GREAT!! jd

Amen! I had surgery same day, no where near as extensive 'tho (rotator cuff). Hope your journey back to full health goes smoothly.

 

[jds holler]

Seems like there is a lot of us who have had surgery lately. Could be that this is the time of year that we find convenient to schedule down time.
I want to thank everyone who spoke a prayer, or wished me well. IT WORKED!! I've been through two of these "open ankle" surgeries before, and the pain was horrible. This one has been a walk in the park.
Doc wants me to pretty much stay down with foot elevated, but I'm able to get up and around for short periods with this peg-leg device I've got. It's way better than crutches or any other system I've seen. Another week or so, and I'll be out picking the dog poop up in the yard. Talk about great therapy! jd