06-26-2008, 05:47 PM
When I was 11, there was a tree with a vine hanging in it that we uses to play Tarzan on. It swung out over a small ravine, and was probably 15 foot or so drop, from what I remember. Well, to state the obvious, I fell off the vine and landed feet first, breaking my left ankle in 2 places. I spent nearly 2 months in a cast, and now have some nice arthritis as a memento.
I do have another souvenir even more fun than the arthritis. I had a spinal fusion done about 5 years ago. The surgeon told me that the condition I had could have been caused by an old injury or I could have been born with it. When I mentioned the childhood fall to him, he said it was very possible that it happened then and went undetected for years.
Hurray for titanium rods and cadaver bone!! ;D
I do have another souvenir even more fun than the arthritis. I had a spinal fusion done about 5 years ago. The surgeon told me that the condition I had could have been caused by an old injury or I could have been born with it. When I mentioned the childhood fall to him, he said it was very possible that it happened then and went undetected for years.
Hurray for titanium rods and cadaver bone!! ;D