Stupid wheelchair "accident"

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I usually wear a leg strap when I'm in my electric chair, but decided not to one day because I was at home and didn't think it necessary.

I notice my chair pulling to the left: my foot is wedged behind the caster. I had someone there who also couldn't free it, it was tightly wedged in. I wasn't sure how much pressure was being delivered so I wound up calling 911. It took three strong guys to free the foot. It took them about a minute. (Might have had a glass of wine earlier).

My foot was a bit bruised, but the only real damage was to my ego. It was embarrassing to sit there looking like someone who can't even drive a chair, and they send over a full fire truck with lights flashing and an ambulance.

[SCI-Nurse]

Sorry. You should have an Xray of your foot to see if you broke anything. Watch out for any AD due to this as well.

(KLD)

[Lavender lady]

I have done that a few times, which is why Ialways wear shoes for some protection. I generally pull the pin on the foot rest and can then get my foot out. I thought about the doctor, but if it was broken they would put me in a boot or cast and tell me to stay off it. Lol so I skipped it and just kept a eye on it and in a short boot. I fortunately have not had any ad issues in my 3 years

[lynnifer]

That would have been terrifying. I have caught blankets in those little castors which is a PITA~

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Sorry. You should have an Xray of your foot to see if you broke anything. Watch out for any AD due to this as well.

(KLD)

I didn’t get an X Ray, but my foot is now swollen, and slightly red in the outer side. No A.D. though.

[SCI-Nurse]

Please see a physician! You may have sustained a fracture, and the redness in your foot could be early cellulitis. If so, it is best to catch it and treat it early.

(KLD)

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I’ll see one as soon as possible. The redness is minimal, to me this looks like the DVT I had in the same leg seven years ago. Swelling in foot, maybe leg, compared to other foot/leg. I hope it’s not that because I hated taking Coumadin, which I was on for a while, before the Coumadin had really dangerous side effects and landed me in the hospital for weeks.

Edit: had it checked out, just an ankle sprain.