I ended up joining the SFA and attended another function last weekend at Blackberry Farms in East Tennessee. Pat, Nick, Dan Latham and I, once again, had a blast. But this time as I was about to leave, it happened.........Porker Down!
As you know if you read this blog, I have one leg. I don't wear my prosthesis in the shower so I generally hop. I am pretty used to it at home and have regular places that I hold to get in and out of the tub. Sunday morning, however, I was in an unfamiliar place in the cabin that we were renting. The threshold was low so I thought, no big deal. I can hop this with my eyes closed, after all, I had done it Saturday morning. The problem.......very slick shower pan. As I hopped into the shower, I felt my foot slide. It was quick and it was painful. I landed dead on the end of my cut off leg......$#&%. I think I saw Elvis..... He was right there sitting on the toilet laughing at me with that lip quivering. I have a full Femur on that leg and landed square on the end. If I were driving a nail, I would have sunk it with one swing of my stump hammer.
I managed to get home but not without a great deal of pain and suffering. Once home, I realized that I would not be able to wear my prosthesis for several days. After much coaxing from my wife and mother, I went to the orthopedic surgeon to get some Xrays. It turns out that I fractured my femur in two spots. One fracture on the end and one straight up the femur about 4 inches. Needless to say, I am still down after a week of leglessness but hope to get back on two feet in the next few days.
I will post again this week and have a new product and website coming out. Stay Tuned for more details.
Carey Bringle
The Peg Leg Porker
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