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Catch words on my fractured ankle so far: frustration, anxiety, useless, depressed, annoyed, short tempered, tired, really! to name a few. What are yours?
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Posted , 6 users are following.
Catch words on my fractured ankle so far: frustration, anxiety, useless, depressed, annoyed, short tempered, tired, really! to name a few. What are yours?
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olga95590 diane26225
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Pix2010 diane26225
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Take it day by day... It will get better! IF I can say this, it HAS to be true!! I am a single woman with no help or friends that came to help me....
diane26225 Pix2010
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olga95590 diane26225
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tracy98408 diane26225
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MsCamboot diane26225
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Ditto !!! All the above and more as I've just found out I can't work on my feet anymore due to complications of my injury. The occupational doctor says I can no longer due my job EVER. I lost my job today so I have no words to express how I feel.☹️
Pix2010 MsCamboot
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Were you not able to get short term then long term disability?
Good luck to you!!!
diane26225 MsCamboot
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I was looking for work at the time of my accident and just stopped applying. I have just started applying again, but am a little concerned that it is going to be some time before everything is back to almost normal. Dont think it will ever be the same no matter how well it heals. I hope things work out for you. Good luck
MsCamboot Pix2010
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I have income protection at the moment but will try to find a sit down job. I can still use my hands to work. I really need a full time job as I too am on my own. If I was on disability I wouldn't be able to pay my bills. The income protection is not covering the wages I made before either. I will have to look into every avenue I can. I'm so depressed with it all.
MsCamboot diane26225
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I worked in aged care, which is physically demanding and you're run off your feet all day.
I had very severe ankle breaks. I was 5 MONTHS post surgery until I was walking without aids. My inner ankle bone hasn't healed because it looks like a round ball now, due to fragments breaking away when I fell. I have been off work 8 months and can't possibly do my job at the moment due to pain, walking / limping slowly etc.. I have poor quality bones and could easily injure myself again. I have a plate on my Tibia with screws, my Fibula has a plate with screws and 2 screws in the inner ankle bone.i can feel the two screws digging in at times but I doubt I could ever have them removed as that bone hasn't healed. I am hoping that in the future I will be much better, but I just don't know. I think I will have to see how I am further down the road. Work also told me that they don't have any sit down jobs. I guess after seeing the occupational doctors report they see me more of a health risk. It's all very sad really because I was very fit and now my life has slowed down. I do intend to keep positive and I keep telling myself it's only early days. As the saying goes it's not over till it's over. 🙂
tracy98408 MsCamboot
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I am so sorry you are going through this... I too sound like I have a very similar injury and I'm afraid that I may not recover as well as I hoped.
3 plates, 14 screws and 3 pins!!! I am 5 weeks post surgery and I'm a nurse so I fear I won't be able to return in the same capacity. My prayers to you!! You will find the perfect job that you can do while sitting!!! Your positivity is inspiring!!!
MsCamboot tracy98408
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You can get fired if you can't do your job anymore and your employer doesn't have the required position you need. It's not as if they employed me disabled and then sacked me. They also left my position open for me for 8 months, hoping I would recover well.
I live in Australia and I think it's after 3 months of being off work sick the employer can release you. I guess that's life. It is depressing but I guess it will pass.
Don't worry Tracy you will probably spring back better than me and return to full capacity. I do hope you recover quickly. 🙂
Pix2010 MsCamboot
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I feel I'm falling apart in my 40's!! All elective surgeries but necessary for living. I also found out my bones are softer since surgery on my ankle... Taking lots of calcium supplements now...
I would love to go back to my job someday soon if they could find a cure for my migraines, or that I could get through more than a week without one!
Again Good Luck! It seems like you do have a good knowledge and healthcare background and that should be helpful in your career search 👍
diane26225 MsCamboot
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MsCamboot Pix2010
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Oh I'm sorry to hear of your situation. What a carry on for you.i too occasionally get migraines and they are shocking.
I'm sixty on the 15th of this month, so I'm beginning to feel as though I'm on the scrap heap. I guess these things happen but you never think they could happen to you. One broken ankle turned my life well and truly upside down. I guess I will have to do what I have to do and I will still believe for total recovery of my ankle and keep pressing in with whatever I have to, so as to get it right.
Hope things pick up for Pix. 🙂
MsCamboot olga95590
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I will be going in to Centrelink on Friday to see what they suggest I do. They may suggest I retrain for a sit down job. I'm 60 in a couple of weeks and do I really need all this messing around but I guess I have to do whatever. We have to remember employers are running businesses and we don't come first. I've got a few things running against me now so I will see what happens. It's hard being on your own and having no security.🙂
MsCamboot diane26225
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You have a good attitude towards your healing. I'm sure you will recover well. It is a long road but we have to keep pushing through, as you are. 🙂
diane26225 MsCamboot
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