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Getting through my Trimalleolar Fracture

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On February 9, 2015, at around 3.30 pm, I was carrying Czerinah Ellah and walking along Session Road with my husband, Anatolin and my third child, Amulek when I badly judged the last step that was in different step and stride lengths. There was no grillage for walkways or any safety warning. I lost my balance and dropped my baby. I couldn't stand up due to my badly hurt ankle. A police officer stationed in the area then called for an emergency and a few minutes later, an ambulance picked me up and our baby and hurried us to Baguio General and Medical Center-ER. Fortunately,our baby Ellah was just fine and after monitoring, they didn't find any unnatural behavior from her. However, after checking my x-ray result, I was told by the resident Ortho Doctor Dacanay that I got a Trimalleolar Fracture and needed surgery. I decided to go home for a while and think over the surgery. I got a temporary cast. We traveled to Manila Orthopedic Center to get a second opinion but felt that doct