some of you may remember last year i posted a warning about pushing your vette by yourself.
here's a reminder, if you ever find yourself and your vette stuck on the road, or even in your own driveway for that matter, just get help. it's not worth taking the chance that something bad can happen.
recap: 1) car stalled in road. 2) pushed car down road by myself. 3) jumped in to pop the clutch. 4) rear tire caught my left foot and pulled it under tire. 5) right leg came down inside car, pinned me there along for the ride. 6) tire ground ankle bone off.


i won't post original pics of the injury as they got yanked before. if you're really, really interested they're still up on photopost but you have to go find them.
as for the results so far, it's still getting better but that is judged by months now rather than days and weeks. i have about 80% of my extension/flexion (up/down) and almost no lateral rotation. i'm o.k. with that as that translates into more stability.
i don't run. well, i can but i have that peculiar limper's gate. and the foot tires quickly
i don't jump, much. i can but it's mostly with the right leg and the left is just kind of there.
my foot tires pretty quickly, as you might imagine, during walking events. if i know i'm going to be out for the whole day, i carry a cane for the later hours.
i'm still working on strengthening the calf muscle again, hoping i can get to a point where i might be able to jog without too much pain. i need to do something. i think losing weight will be almost as good for the ankle as the exercises.
you've been warned.

 

I definitly remember that incident. Looks a lot better than it did. That type of injury takes a long time to totally heal. Good luck with the rehab. At least you are walking.

 

Yeah I remember that, You are so lucky that you still have your foot, things may have been much worst. Thanks for reminding people and warning them of that, its diffenetely dangerous and could lead to a catosrophic results. I wish you all the good luck and blessing.

 

Man, that sure looks a lot better than it did a year ago. Be thankfull for the 80%.

 

Glad to see you're doing well...I will never forget that original post with the pics.

 

I remember it well. Probably one of the most valuable posts I've seen here. Your ankle looks a 100 times better and it's good to see you're recovering, even if it's slower than you want.
Are you working on and able to drive the vette? Is that helping with the mental aspect of your recovery and keeping you busy?
Best of luck to you and the remainder of your recovery.
Glenn

 

I remember that too, actually, just in a veery small percent of what happened to you, happened to me as well...i was pushing the car INSIDE the garage by 3-4 feet and slowly, my left foot WAS going to go under the right tire (but it didnt) ,i just started to feel the pressure on it so i stopped the car, in that very moment i remembered your thread and what a magnificent lesson it was...

Now if i had to push the car anywhere i'd push it from the back, never from the side

 

I remember those pics. Your foot looks really good, glad your doing better.

Now get back out there and start working on that car.

 

I remember the post but missed the pics. I'm glad to hear you're doing much better.

 

Glad to hear that you're doing better Gary.

 

I will never forget your post and pics. I will never push start my car thanks to your warning. I am glad you didn't lose your foot - I know that was a concern at the time you injured yourself. I hope the recovery continues and you can ditch that cane someday

 

Wow...has it been a year already ...? Glad to see you are recovering... It took my knee over a year to heal from a same incident...and all I did was wrench it when right rear tire rolled onto my ankle...

 

...glad you're gettin' around better now. Hell of a thing to happen to someone.

 

I too can't beleive that was a year ago and I definitely remember teh picitures. Looks like your recovery is coming along fairly well. Do expect to get back to 100%?

 

I still have to wear a brace all the time...Rear tire went all the way up to my knee!!!

 

That's one hell of a battle! Good to see and hear you are remaining positive. Some parts of these fragile bodies of ours take a long time to heal.

 

thanks guys. i appreciate all the thoughts and i'm glad so many of you remembered. especially those of you who chose to learn from my experiene. this really was meant as a reminder to those who may have forgotten and a warning to those who haven't considered the possibilty.
BTW, i was driving the vette with the cast on my foot about four months after it happened. it has only slowed me down a little. more than anything (vette related, anyway) it's a PITA because i can't extend my toes as far as i used to. when i depress the clutch to start the engine, i have to scoot down in the seat until i overcome the neutral safety switch. then i just scoot back up where i belong. it'll never be 100%, at least until they figure out a way to regrow bone, tendon and cartilige. i'm missing a little bit of all that stuff now.
i used to say, "it's not as good as i hoped, but better than i expected". but it's actually getting to be about as good as i could *reasonably* hope, so i can't even really say that now!
anyway, i just keep at it. i'm actually skating again (my prefered form of exercise), but it's much harder on that leg than the other. that's kind of why i would rather run, i don't think it would stress it quite as much.
anyway

 

I certainly remember your tread and pics Good to see you are on the mend