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Mark F

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The year of 2013 has been the unlucky 13 of all unlucky years for me.
Started out with a slip on the ice and breaking 5 ribs. Out of work for 1 month and in physical therapy for 6 months. Then, gall bladder surgery... Off work for another 3 weeks.
Then took a fall from about 8 feet. Shattered my heal and had to have a plate, screws, and a bone graft. Been off work since September and won't be able to go back to work until January 2014. All told out of pocket expenses... 16,000 and thats with insurance and excluding loss of work. I may contemplate medical chapter 7 bankruptcy instead of having to sell off my cameras and lenses and other things ( which wouldn't even come close to paying this off anyway... so better to keep what I have instead of selling ).

At least the Doctor is now allowing me to put weight on the foot... and getting physical therapy to learn how to walk again. it will be good to get out and do some hiking/photo taking and working again.

2014 doesn't have a 13 in it... so it will be a better year for sure!

here are some X-ray photos of my ankle

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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
Good luck, you make me fell better about my year. First I fell and tore my rotator cuff and had to have surgery to repair. Was finally getting over that when I tripped and fell on the same step and broke my leg.

Hope both of our years are much safer and better in 2014.
 
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Mark F

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Don Kuykendall said:
Good luck, you make me fell better about my year. First I fell and tore my rotator cuff and had to have surgery to repair. Was finally getting over that when I tripped and fell on the same step and broke my leg.

Hope both of our years are much safer and better in 2014.
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You too! I'll eventually need that rotator cuff surgery, but its put off for a few years. And I have a torn tendon in my other foot that will need fixing, but also put off for a few years. I just have to be careful from now on.
Can't afford anything else to go wrong.
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
Mark F said:
You too! I'll eventually need that rotator cuff surgery, but its put off for a few years. And I have a torn tendon in my other foot that will need fixing, but also put off for a few years. I just have to be careful from now on.
Can't afford anything else to go wrong.
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i have already had to have my back repaired and a knee replaced. Sucks to get old. I just tell everyone that I have a very mean wife,
 
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Rick M

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Hopefully things will take a turn for the better, in the mean time, my bookie in Vegas is giving 2 to 1 odds you get something else replaced in 2013
 
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Phillydog1958

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I didn't know you were dealing with so much crisis. Sorry to hear that. But, you've got no where to go but up. It will get better. The new year will be a good one. Best wishes.
 
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Mark F

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Phillydog1958 said:
I didn't know you were dealing with so much crisis. Sorry to hear that. But, you've got no where to go but up. It will get better. The new year will be a good one. Best wishes.
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Thanks... The next year will definitely be better. ( only 1 Friday 13th in 2014 and its in June... so I'm good )



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FastGlass

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Been there. About 5 years ago I was putting an addition on a house. I was walking along the roof of a porch about 10' off the ground measuring the soffit above and walked off the edge. The srews and plate is still there. Was off work for 6 months total. So yes Mark I feel you're pain.
 
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Mark F

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FastGlass said:
Been there. About 5 years ago I was putting an addition on a house. I was walking along the roof of a porch about 10' off the ground measuring the soffit above and walked off the edge. The srews and plate is still there. Was off work for 6 months total. So yes Mark I feel you're pain.
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Screws and plate won't ever be removed. Fell on a concrete slab. And since I work maintenance and equipment operator... It will probably be that long to go back doing what I did do. They'll let me come back as limited duty for a couple months though... So I can get some income coming in


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