Living with Foot/Ankle Issues

Subject: The Left heel cut

On Monday the 16th July 07, at around 6pm in our factory I was requested by my sub-ordinate senior manager to give my decision about laying the paver stones in the south–east portion of the walk way, which runs in front of three buildings of our factory. I walked towards the patch of sand along with two of my men. There is a water passage running along the south wall of our factory. The passage is a cemented trench of 4 feet depth covered by flat slab-stones. Talking to my men I slowly walked towards the south wall and stood in the centre of one of the slab-stones. I stood facing the two men with whom I was there.

Next moment I realized that I was falling vertically down. I could not stop falling. The slab-stone under my feet broke along
the length of the trench into two. The part in front of me tilted down towards the middle but was hanging which made me realize that I should not put my hand on that. My both palms involuntarily took support on the side stones-the right on the right stone and the left on the left stone. Then I realized that my left foot touched the bottom of the trench. I felt for a moment relieved of fear. luckily there was no water in the trench.Then I do not know what happened to my feet below. I was fully conscious.

The two men who were with me noticed all this fall. But it happened in such a short time that they did not understand for a moment what happened. That momentary shock made them yell for help and run the two or three steps that separated us.
They pulled me out of the trench. I did feel something heavy on my feet while being lifted up. They made me sit a little away from the trench on a smooth stone. They ran for more help from others in the factory. I looked at me feet. I noticed a big patch of blood on the back side of my left leg running from heel to mid of the leg. I removed my shoe and the brown socks. I saw a deep cut showing me a blood red split of the heel. Blood was oozing.

The boys of the factory showed such an immediate response and action that I was overwhelmed by their love and affection towards me. Minutes after I was pulled out I felt giddy due to loss of blood.

Then on I was fully taken care of by my staff until I reached home at around 10 pm with a bandage and a plastic splint on my left leg. I was fully conscious of what happened all the way even though I felt great pain.

The orthopedist-doctor told me I was lucky because a major surgery is avoided because the nerve was cut only 10%. The tendon was cut. Half a dozen stitches were made. Medicines :Cefixime tablets 2 per day, Aceclofenac with paracetamol 2 per day, Tinidazole tabs 2 per day, Omeprazole magnesium 2 per day.

Rest: one week, walk with a WALKER. Now I am OK after a week.