r/HadToHurt • u/Recondomoe • Jun 16 '26

Oh Snap! Rolled ankle

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Got up to refill my water. Ankle rolled, crawled to bed thinking it was a bad sprain til the next morning.
10 screws and the one plate, snapped both bones. It was loud.

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u/jerryrigger333447 29d ago

Been there, done that, x2. Heads up, ankles recover slowly.

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u/sirunmixalot 27d ago

They correct it with surgery? I rolled my ankle in highschool and they just gave me an air cast.

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u/jerryrigger333447 27d ago

I made mincemeat of my heels, shattered in numerous pieces that had to be removed. I wouldn’t have been able to walk without it. 16 month recovery time before I could stand on my own.

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u/sirunmixalot 27d ago

Goodness. That is not good that you got hurt that bad.

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u/AnnOnnamis 29d ago

It was the sound of his insurance card snapping in half.

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u/dogface47 29d ago

Dude if it was loud, what made you think it was a sprain?

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u/2gecko1983 29d ago

Ow ow ow ow 😣

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u/Jaquarius420 29d ago

How the hell did you go back to sleep with that kind of injury?

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u/Recondomoe 28d ago

Late at night and just called it quits. I’ve had MRSA and flesh eating bacteria so this was nothing lol

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u/CrustySailor1964 29d ago

Yep…you win. I only broke one. A displaced pylon fracture. Fuggin special!

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u/user_279-2 27d ago

Happened last year, 9 months later im still recovering.

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u/hjt397 24d ago

Not rolled, but I feel your pain. I'm 21 months out and still have a slight limp, reduced range of motion, and daily pain.

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u/Recondomoe 24d ago

It gets worse over time sadly. Starts “caving” or what you want to call not in line vertically. Pain? They talked about removing it but the chance of another infection I’ll just live with it. Six PiCCS in 15 years and three times I’ve been told I could possibly lose the leg. That heel was rebuilt in ‘19 from osteomyelitis. Doc said you could drive a truck through the hole lol

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u/Plzdontmindm3 28d ago

O_O As someone who has rolled their in ankles a combined 9x (Yes, I'm serious) How fucking lucky am I to not have needed this? They were all sprains, but one time the doctor said I almost tore the ligaments.

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u/archocinco 24d ago

How big was the water?!