I am currently hobbling around on a broken foot. Actually, the doctor used the word "shattered". Of course, he also gave me crutches and told me not to let it touch the floor. That really doesn't work when it's calving season and all of the equipment has to be winterized.
I was getting the bull pen ready to load out the bulls and take them to respective pastures. I had one of those 12 foot Preifert panels on my back. It was muddy and I didn't want to drag it since the chains would be nasty. I about got where I was going and the bulls realized I might be feeding them some corn. They came lumbering. I knew one of them would hit one side of that panel and I would be buying new teeth. I decided to hurry. About the time I got to the side of the shed my left foot slid in the mud. I figured I would take a big step and get to the dry ground right at the edge of the building. About that time I started to lose my balance (12 foot panel still on my back like a mule). I side stepped to catch myself and ran my right foot into a post. I was wearing my muck boots so my foot flew to the front of that boot.
I was immediately nauseated. I got the panels secured and went into the shed to take inventory. I was sure that I would pull out a bloody sock. Worse. The big toe on that side was about 3/4 inch shorter than it used to be. And looking skyward. I took a deep breath and yanked on that toe to crunch it back into place. I did a pretty good job - that's what the doctor said. Unfortunately part of the foot is shattered into lots of little pieces. I got to see the surgeon on Friday. I'm sure there will be pins and baling wire involved. That will make chores just awesome to do.
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