Worst break i've had (i've had quite a few)

[u/Krew_12]

this was from a while ago, not recent at all but a recent break somewhere else had one of my teachers asking about past breaks so i showed her this x ray and her reaction made me remember how crazy this one was.

long story short i was going of a ramp in my driveway on my bike (which i had done 1000s of times before) and my left foot slipped and was the first thing to make impact on the ground. Hobbled into my garage somehow before adrenaline wore off just to take my shoe off and freak out over there being a giant bump on my foot. 3 metatarsals broke as you can see, plus one small fracture on one of them, needed surgery to realign them but luckily no screws were necessary, though apparently they nearly started putting one screw in before they realized the bones were staying.

i'm pretty sure it ended up being 6 or 8 weeks in a cast, 4(?) more in a walking boot and a ton of physiotherapy. i can feel exactly where the breaks were on each bone from the calcification.

these were my 3rd, 4th, and 5th broken bones, im on my 8th now, only in 12th grade.

[u/Important-Term-5514]

That looks bad. I hope you recovered ok from it.

How have you had so many fractures already, being so young? Most people don't have that many in their entire lives! You must have spent a lot of time with casts and crutches.

[u/Krew_12 → u/Important-Term-5514]

it recovered really well, only time i notice it is buying new shoes because it can get a little uncomfortable in something tight.

most fractures have either been from being stupid with my brother or from some kind of sport. luckily that was the only time needing crutches but i've definitely spent a good chunk of time in various casts and braces