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Not Afraid · 07-08-2007, 07:18 PM

Disneyphile got the worst of the injuries. Her bite was nasty! I'm just a klutz,

I turned my ankle not once, not twice, but THREE times on a 4 mile hike.

I'm wearing a lovely brace now. I walk for a living. Pretty dumb.

innerSpaceman · 07-08-2007, 07:21 PM

If it will make anyone feel any better, the toenail on my left Big Toe is about to come off. *

It's like something out of David Cronenberg's The Fly.

* Full Disclosure: the toenail loss is mostly due to GrandCanyoneering, but Sequioa hikes no doubt hastened its departure from my body.

Not Afraid · 07-08-2007, 07:46 PM

Maybe I'll upload my photos tonight.

MouseWife · 07-08-2007, 07:51 PM

Ew!! The fly bite sounds so, um, awful.

I don't know what your 'el jay' is, iSm. But, my toenail is messed up from running but it never fell all of the way off. Freaked me the heck out when I took a look at it....

Ouch, Lisa. I twisted my ankle a couple of times on our hikes but so far so good. One time I did suffer from a twist almost two weeks later. Never understood that. I hope that you are able to stay off of it enough to then get out and do your walking.

Oh, and thank you Disneyphile for not posting a picture.

Not Afraid · 07-08-2007, 08:07 PM

I probably need to get new hiking boots with ankle support. I was wearing train runners that are great, but have no ankle support.

MouseWife · 07-08-2007, 08:19 PM

I wore boots with support but probably hadn't tied them properly...

The Hubster actually chose to wear new hiking shoes without the ankle support. I tsk tsked him but he said the traction on them was so good he wasn't worried. He did fine.

{Surprisingly my son didn't twist his ankle, he does every time and then sits out the rest of the hikes. This time, though, he got a big blister. This did keep him off of a lot but we did a lot of bikeriding...}

I would love to see your photos.

innerSpaceman · 07-08-2007, 08:45 PM

Yeah, there's a way to tie your boots to prevent your toes from cramming on the downhill ... but in the rush to get out of the cabin at 5 am with a thousand other preparations, I neglected to do that.

One toenail turned black and the other turned purple. The black one eventually separated from the toebed and got all clean and shiny ... before it turned grey and dead and is now on the verge of falling off altogether.

The purple one is still purple ... and I may have to actually drill a small hole through it to drain the blood.

I think some of us should get together for a post-adventuring show-and-tell of grossness!

Quick, before we heal all up.

wendybeth · 07-08-2007, 08:46 PM

Probably not the best thread to be reading when one has the flu.

Not Afraid · 07-08-2007, 08:55 PM

When I was about 15, my horse stepped on my big toe while I was out on Cota de Caza camping (it was rural land back then). She turned while on my toe and ripped the toenail off. It was gross.

MouseWife · 07-08-2007, 08:57 PM

Yuck. Nope, that didn't happen to my toe. Oh, sorry to yuck your toe.

Well, WB, just be glad that there aren't pictures....

Oh my, Lisa, I could feel that!!!

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07-08-2007, 07:18 PM	#1301
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Disneyphile got the worst of the injuries. Her bite was nasty! I'm just a klutz, I turned my ankle not once, not twice, but THREE times on a 4 mile hike. I'm wearing a lovely brace now. I walk for a living. Pretty dumb.
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07-08-2007, 07:21 PM	#1302
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	If it will make anyone feel any better, the toenail on my left Big Toe is about to come off. * It's like something out of David Cronenberg's The Fly. * Full Disclosure: the toenail loss is mostly due to GrandCanyoneering, but Sequioa hikes no doubt hastened its departure from my body.
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07-08-2007, 07:46 PM	#1303
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Maybe I'll upload my photos tonight.
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07-08-2007, 07:51 PM	#1304
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Ew!! The fly bite sounds so, um, awful. I don't know what your 'el jay' is, iSm. But, my toenail is messed up from running but it never fell all of the way off. Freaked me the heck out when I took a look at it.... Ouch, Lisa. I twisted my ankle a couple of times on our hikes but so far so good. One time I did suffer from a twist almost two weeks later. Never understood that. I hope that you are able to stay off of it enough to then get out and do your walking. Oh, and thank you Disneyphile for not posting a picture. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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07-08-2007, 08:07 PM	#1305
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I probably need to get new hiking boots with ankle support. I was wearing train runners that are great, but have no ankle support.
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07-08-2007, 08:19 PM	#1306
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	I wore boots with support but probably hadn't tied them properly... The Hubster actually chose to wear new hiking shoes without the ankle support. I tsk tsked him but he said the traction on them was so good he wasn't worried. He did fine. {Surprisingly my son didn't twist his ankle, he does every time and then sits out the rest of the hikes. This time, though, he got a big blister. This did keep him off of a lot but we did a lot of bikeriding...} I would love to see your photos. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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07-08-2007, 08:45 PM	#1307
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, there's a way to tie your boots to prevent your toes from cramming on the downhill ... but in the rush to get out of the cabin at 5 am with a thousand other preparations, I neglected to do that. One toenail turned black and the other turned purple. The black one eventually separated from the toebed and got all clean and shiny ... before it turned grey and dead and is now on the verge of falling off altogether. The purple one is still purple ... and I may have to actually drill a small hole through it to drain the blood. I think some of us should get together for a post-adventuring show-and-tell of grossness! Quick, before we heal all up.
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07-08-2007, 08:46 PM	#1308
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Probably not the best thread to be reading when one has the flu. __________________
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07-08-2007, 08:55 PM	#1309
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	When I was about 15, my horse stepped on my big toe while I was out on Cota de Caza camping (it was rural land back then). She turned while on my toe and ripped the toenail off. It was gross.
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07-08-2007, 08:57 PM	#1310
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Yuck. Nope, that didn't happen to my toe. Oh, sorry to yuck your toe. Well, WB, just be glad that there aren't pictures.... Oh my, Lisa, I could feel that!!! __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy......... Last edited by MouseWife : 07-08-2007 at 08:58 PM. Reason: saw the horse toe twisting story...Yikes!
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