I was walking in the woods down a hill. I was stepping down one of those speed bumps on the trail to redirect water so it doesn't carve a gully on the trail. The earth gave way and my foot rolled under....
At the time, I couldn't get anyone else at the camp on the phone, so I fired three shots with my pistol. I tried on my phone again and got one of the guys who got me some help. I was on my back a couple of hours.
The guys got a four wheeler down to me, and held it so I could pull myself up. I got my hurt leg in a semi-comfortable position (as good as it was going to get) and cranked it up. Since I had to go over two of those speed bumps on a hill, we tied a rope to the front to ensure the front wouldn't come up since I couldn't really lean forward with my bad leg. Got over the bumps and slowly made my way back to camp.... I felt every bump.
Once we got to camp, we decided which city to go to get to the ER. Ended up going to University in Jackson, MS. I was there three hours waiting when we were told that there would be another 8 hour wait.... It was around 9PM and an older fella who was there since 2PM just got seen. There was a guy in the waiting room who had a gunshot wound. He was just sitting there waiting and bleeding.
Once we found out there would be another 8 hours, we elected to go to another hospital. They got me in and out in a little over an hour. I ended up breaking my tibia and fibula. Got a splint, some pain meds, went to mom's house. That was Dec. 29, 2011.... Surgery to fix everything (plates and screws) is scheduled for Wednesday.
I guess it will be funnier next year.
Oh, I forgot to add. Those three shots that it seemed nobody heard? Well several people just thought someone was blasting away at a deer.
In short, be careful out there.
At the time, I couldn't get anyone else at the camp on the phone, so I fired three shots with my pistol. I tried on my phone again and got one of the guys who got me some help. I was on my back a couple of hours.
The guys got a four wheeler down to me, and held it so I could pull myself up. I got my hurt leg in a semi-comfortable position (as good as it was going to get) and cranked it up. Since I had to go over two of those speed bumps on a hill, we tied a rope to the front to ensure the front wouldn't come up since I couldn't really lean forward with my bad leg. Got over the bumps and slowly made my way back to camp.... I felt every bump.
Once we got to camp, we decided which city to go to get to the ER. Ended up going to University in Jackson, MS. I was there three hours waiting when we were told that there would be another 8 hour wait.... It was around 9PM and an older fella who was there since 2PM just got seen. There was a guy in the waiting room who had a gunshot wound. He was just sitting there waiting and bleeding.
Once we found out there would be another 8 hours, we elected to go to another hospital. They got me in and out in a little over an hour. I ended up breaking my tibia and fibula. Got a splint, some pain meds, went to mom's house. That was Dec. 29, 2011.... Surgery to fix everything (plates and screws) is scheduled for Wednesday.
I guess it will be funnier next year.
Oh, I forgot to add. Those three shots that it seemed nobody heard? Well several people just thought someone was blasting away at a deer.
In short, be careful out there.
