Scenic fought the ice and the ice won.

[Iowaboy1]

A couple of days ago Scenic took a nasty tumble on the ice, If he feels up to chiming in I well let him tell the story as I want it told correctly.
Anyway, his left leg is busted up pretty good, being a believer in go big or go home he went big.
 Keep him in your prayers please, he has a long road of recovery ahead of him.
 I will say Mrs. Scenic and their faithful companion Chelsea who alerted her to the trouble are both due a lot of credit in that Scenic didnt lay on the ice for very long.
 I think both are due a steak supper when he is healed up!

Get well soon bud!! we have some fishing to do this coming June!

[glenn57]

  damn sorry to hear. Sure hope he heals up.

Get well soon bud 

Thanks for the heads up iowaboy. 

[Jerkbiat]

Hope you heal up soon Scenic. Them falls can be tuff on us.

[mike89]

yes they can, 2 years ago a rally bad one..  no breaks but torn up a bunch   

good luck Scenic!!!   my beat to ya!!! 

[LPS]

WHAT?????   Scenic what did you do?  I want to hear the story.. 

[tangle tooth]

      Scenic. Don't do stuff like that. It hurts.
      Hope recovery is quick.

[Scenic]

Thanks guys.  So carrying a box with three gallons of pickles in it i hit a slippery spot.   I knew immediately it was not good.  I could not get off the ground because my left leg was all twisted up under me and to slippery to get any footing with my right foot.  I let out a good yell.  The dog heard me and raised hell in the house until my wife finally let her out...was then she seen me laying there.

  My left leg went under me and full body weight with my knee landed on it.   I broke both the left leg bones about 3" below my knee. Broke both of those same bones just above the ankle and broke the ankle bone as well.

Then to make matters worse I am allergic to just about any happy drugs.  I hate even taking aspirin but got Fentanyl and Toredahl. Take enough of them and they work.
And no not all the pickles jars made it.  I was in ER smelling like pickles.

Tomorrow I find out how much hardware they are going to put in.   Already been told a rod, some pins and maybe a plate.

[fishwidow]

Wow!  That’s a bad way to start the new year. Hope it heals up well for you. Good luck and take it easy.

[mike89]

dang that's nasty!!  good luck to you!! 

[LPS]

Man Scenic I feel for you.  I hope they get the pain meds to work for you.  That will be #1 priority.  Good luck to you.  I was going to ask about the pickles. 

[roony]

Good luck healing. Drink some apple juice with the pain meds.

[LPS]

Does that help Roony?  Help with the constipation?  That is a huge issue Scenic.  Take the stool softeners religiously.  Metamucil turned out to be a lifesaver for me.  A glass of it every night and I was a better man for it.  Orange flavored. 

[roony]

Works for me Barry. We squeeze our own apples.

[LPS]

Great idea!

[tangle tooth]

      Scenic, good luck. I hope you have some hobbies you can do.

[Steve-o]

Best wishes and prayers for a full recovery, Scenic. 

[Dotch]

Geez Scenic you really did a number! Could make a lot of Bloody Marys with 3 gallons worth of pickles. Hope they get you put back together soon & on the mend quickly with therapy. Damn ice anyway. 

[Steve-o]

I walked out of the house early Monday morning, the fog had unexpectedly glazed the sidewalk with ice, and I fell flat on my back.  Thankfully I didn't get hurt.

[Boar]

Wow! Heal good scenic, sorry for the tough deal. Can always be worse

[glenn57]

think all the fish are breathing a si of relief though!!!!!! 

sorry bud!!!!!! just take it easy and heal up right da first time!!!!!!

[Cooperman]

Sorry to hear that Scenic, take care and get better soon. Dam ice.
 

[Bobberineyes]

Good lord scenic,  that could happen to any of us. That's a pretty bad injury but thankfully it wasn't your Mellon. Take it easy and you'll be fixing up boats in no time..

[Scenic]

Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers.  I will be finding things to do.  I have a graphics program that i need to learn. 

Yes this can happen to anyone and it happens fast.   One wrong step and I was down. 

Surgery on Monday.   I will be gaing hardware. 

[mike89]

good luck sir!! 

[Iowaboy1]

I have sent word out to several people out in Wisconsin for ya Scenic, several dairy farm workers are pulling for ya!!

[Jerkbiat]

Good luck with the surgery and healing up Scenic. Your fall sounds very similar to my fall in 2023. I missed a step coming down the stairs and got my leg wrapped up underneath me like that. Heard a loud snap and thought I broke my leg like you. In the end I tore off my petellar tendon. Pretty minor compared to you. Hope your recovery goes well.

[glenn57]

yep.........good luck with the surgery bud!!!!!!!! be nice to the nurses!!!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Best of luck on the upcoming surgery Scenic. Was a couple years ago now the wife had her ankle operated on just before Thanksgiving after breaking it in 3 places. 7 screws & a plate plus several months of physical therapy later, she's doing pretty well now, physically anyway. I realize your injuries are much more extensive & you'll set off security systems at airports given all that hardware but betting you'll do great.     

[HD]

Sorry to hear about this. I hope you recover fast!
I'm pray'in for ya!
Slipping on the ice sucks!

I went down a couple years ago, but I wasn't carrying pickles...I had 4 cans of full beers in my jacket pockets, landed on my side and broke 3 ribs.

[fishwidow]

Did the beer survive?