On May 28, 2012 I was walking on Matanuska Glacier in Alaska. I had my 13 month old on a carrier on my back, along with my husband with our 3 year old on his back in a carrier and our 6 year old walking along with us. I told my husband I was going to take the baby off of my back so that I could get a closer look into a crevice (I knew that was really stupid, but I wanted a good picture). I slipped and fell before I even got to the crevice, and thank GOD I did because I could have fallen into the crevice. Even though this is NOT fun AT ALL!! I am very thankful that I had taken my son off of my back right before and also that I fell where I did, because if I fell just a few more feet I could have went into the crevice and not be here today.... I had to be carried out by a 4 wheeler on a stretcher (that was fun) then my husband had to drive me back to Anchorage (couple of hours). I was put in a soft cast and waited till June 11 for the swelling to go down enough for surgery.  I was really worried about surgery, but it was not that bad.  I got 2 screws put in. I had 2 blocks in my leg and general anesthesia, put in another soft cast while I was still knocked out from anesthesia and sent home. The numbness from the blocks lasted till the next day, the second day after the blocks in my leg wore off were the hardest but still not that bad with pain meds. One week later I had my post op appt. and was put in a hard cast. Then 1 week later I fell on crutches (those things are evil lol) and when I did I caused the inside of the batting on the cast to bunch up on my already swollen foot that caused that to start compartment syndrome, the cast was cut off in the ER and I have still yet to regain the feeling in one of my toes. I was put in a soft cast because my after the fall my foot was just TOO swollen for another hard one. And that is where I am at today. I have another appt. in Ortho. next week so the doc can check out the swelling, take stiches out, and maybe a hard cast. 
I am a stay at home mom to 3 boys, live in an upstairs apt., my husband is in the military (so they let him take a little time off, but he is back at work now), since we are stationed in Alaska we have no family here to help out. I just have to suck it up and deal with it. I sit on the floor in the living room while my husband is at work so that I can still change diapers, and take care of the kids (I have my 6 year old to bring me things if I need him too), stand on 1 foot to make lunch for them, and for nap time I have my 13 month old crawl behind me while I walk on my crutches to get to his room then I pick him up an put him in his crib for a nap (the other 2 are old enough to "somewhat" listen to me when I say that it is time for a nap). It is not a fun time for me, but I can't change it. Hopefully I will be able to walk normally again one day!  I should have the screws taken out in Feb. at the earliest.  I at least want one of those boot looking things so that I don't have to use crutches anymore, and can put some weight on my foot.