Re: Bilateral Calcaneal fractures...

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On 3/08/06, brian wrote:
> On 1/30/06, whatsinourfuture??? wrote:
>> My husband fell from a roof last July, breaking both heel
>> bones, his right one in three places, left in two. He had
>> surgery, was in a wheel-chair 13 weeks, is still in
> physical
>> therapy, although they now have him in work conditioning to
>> see if he will be able to return to roofing. He is in
>> constant pain, his right foot does not flex like it should,
>> although ct shows it is healed. He can't stand on his toes
>> on his right foot or move from side to side like he should.
>> We are wondering what is in store for us. We don't have a
>> lawyer, his boss is a long time friend, and we have had no
>> problems with medical care or payments to date. Any
>> ideas??? or advice?
> After three years and counting since I fell and fractured
> my heel , two surgeries later had to undergo subtalar
> arthrodesis,(fusion)this operation failed and still they are
> recomending me to have futher surgery, though it;s my
> dission I'm trying to get voc rehab......on two differatn
> paim meds. evey day and never going back to contruction.
> These injuries efect your eversion and inversion and to walk
> on a roof will be very painfull and probably
> imposible......there is probably going to be arthoritist
> forming very quickly in the subtalar joint from damage done
> by the fall to the subtalar region, I needed to protect
> myself and haver litigation on this accident, this is going
> to most likly be a life altering experiance, best of luck to
> you, Brian