[Coco] muscles

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 05 July 2007, Roger Taylor wrote:
>At 05:53 PM 7/5/2007, you wrote:
>>At 05:49 PM 7/5/2007 -0500, Roger Taylor wrote:
>> >Dennis maintains this particular list
>> >and is the muscle behind it.
>>
>>First time I've ever been accused of having muscle. Ooo, better tell me
>>wife...
>>
>>Dennis
>
>Haha.  Speaking of muscle.  My arms are killing me!
>
>Let me explain.
>
>Tuesday at work a 90+lb solid steel cylinder fell from the conveyor
>belt at work (UPS) and landed on my FOOT, breaking two bones clean in
>half.  That is, two of the long bones that connect between the toes
>and center/back of the foot.  People 100 feet away heard the impact
>and a few bystanders heard the "crunch" I felt when I tried to take a
>few steps to test the foot.  Several attempts at walking resulted in
>tears.  They took me straight to the ole doc, did x-rays, etc.  I
>have to have surgery.  They're going to put pins in there.
>
>So, I'm on crutches and probably will be for 6-8 weeks?  With my
>fingers crossed, hopefully I'll recover fully.  Does the foot
>hurt?  Absolutely, when I bump it or accidentally step on it when I
>slip using the crutches!  It's been raining in Texas for weeks and
>weeks and there's nowhere I can go safely without the risk of the
>crutches slipping.  I slipped 3 times today and almost cried when my
>left foot hit the ground trying to catch my balance.
>
>Why do my arms hurt, too?  The crutches.  :)  Never broke any bones
>or had to use these things, and even though my arms are strong, you
>find out you've got "crutches muscles" you never knew you had, which
>are being developed now.  Ouch.  Whaaaaaaaa, somebody come take me away!  :)

With a description like that, I hurt all the way up here in WV.  Good luck on 
a good strong healing process.  And if someone wants to put a battery across 
the break, let 'em, it'll heal even faster.  Scour the web for broken bones + 
electrical stories.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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