I think I am back now.

[dripley]

Hello to all. I have been MIA for quite a while and thought I would try and let you know what was going on. The first week in last December we had a major up heavel in the family. This consumed all of us and is still ongoing at this time. I must keep the nature of this to myself for now. My job was taking me to Alabama back on december 15th. I was out getting the rv ready for the trip and had to jump up in the door way with out the steps deployed. I have done this many times. This time when i jumped I felt something give in my leg and i fell back out on the ground. It felt like some hit me with a sledge hammer and was continuing to beat me while I was laying there. It turned out to be my achilles tendon seperating. You could feel the fibers of it coming apart when I jumped up. I was finnalyy able to get up and make into the house. Only 60 feet seperated me from the RV to my chair and it took me 40 minutes to get ther, 12 day to get to the doctor and 1 week to get ot the specialist, and another week to get a boot to strap on and imobilze my foot for it to heel. I was very fortunate that it did not seperate completely of surgery would have been needed. I have been 10 weeks in recovery and dont want to know how long it would have taken if surgery was involved. Any way I am back to work, but must take it easy on the leg for a couple more months. The boot I was wearing had wedges in it to keep the toe pointed down and all the stress off the tendon. When I did stand on it, my left leg was 5" longer than the right and quite difficult to walk on. Its like wearing one 5" high heel shoe and one flat shoe. You just dont walk around much. So for 4 weeks I mostly sat in a chair and ate alot of pain pills and stool softners. They seem to go hand in hand quite well. Somewhere thru this my computer crapped out and I had to get a new one. I just got that a week and a half ago and fronm the looks of things, Ihave alot of catching up to do. Just form a brief look around the site and my messages I owe some responses and many thanks to all for the TOTM nominations. Thanks alot. This site still amazes me as to the calber of folks that are members here. I will try a catch up with all and not be a stranger any more.Thanks to all,Dave

[98whitelightnin]

Welcome back Dave, sounds like you have had a rough few months but glad your getting better now.

[Rogan]

Dave,

Glad to see you back, bud! Hope everything works out for you, and sooner than later!

[dripley]

Welcome back Dave, sounds like you have had a rough few months but glad your getting better now.

I have assume the the young man in the avatar has grown up a little. I like the time lapse photo.

[Mopar1973Man]

Glad to see you back. They actually started a thread wondering bout you... http://forum.mopar1973man.com/threads/7453-Driply-Where-are-You So I told them I'd give you a call and check up on you and BLAM! Here you come back. Sounds like your healing up good with your foot. But sounds like you got some family issues. I'll say few prayers for you hopefully the Good Lord above will give you the insight and wisdom to over come your issues.

[hex0rz]

Right on, it seems its been a day late and a dollar short for me to realize that you have not even made a presence recently.I'm sure the work is still there, building all those chick-fil-a's and all!