I had an open compound fracture of the tibia & fibula on 12/10/05. I had surgery to install plate/screws. On 06/15/06 I had the plate/screws removed because of infection. I'm on various antibiotics. I still can't walk without crutches. If I leave my leg down for even a short time it swells. I use ice packs for the swelling. I'm miserable, haven't worked since 12/10/05, going broke. Help! This injury is just above my left ankle, The cut is just up from my ankle bone on the big toe side of my leg and extends upward 7-8" up my leg kind of in an "S" shape. The wound itself is puckered around the old incision. When swelling does occur, the whole area looks like it's going to explode. The color is from natural skin color until you get to the injury itself, the it's darker, kind of purple looking. It looks terrible. Looks like knots could be on the inside. If there are any professionals out there that can help, please do. I need to go back to work. . . . Paul
2006-07-16
00:51:05
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Bubba2003
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