OKC Anchor on the Mend, But Missing the Book
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It should be written in Anchor's contracts, "no going up on ladders during ratings."
KWTV (Oklahoma City) Main Anchor Kelly Ogle was doing a little home repair when he took a nasty tumble from the ladder he was standing on.
Ogle took to Facebook to say what happened.
Hey Guys,
I know I kind of mysteriously disappeared last week. That's because I've been in the hospital, actually three hospitals, since last Sunday night.
A week ago, my wife and I were building ceiling shelves in the garage when I got my foot hung up in my 8-foot ladder and went crashing to the floor.
I knew the instant I hit the concrete something bad had happened; the pain was excruciating! Teri called 9-1-1 and then called our great neighbors, who came running like they always do. They took turns holding my leg as still as possible while I groaned.
The Paramedics arrived and gingerly moved me onto aback board while getting some medicine flowing. It barely made a dent in the pain during our ride to Mercy.
The ambulance arrived at Mercy about 25 minutes later, and the folks in the ER were quick to get the heavy duty pain medicine "on-board" and I eventually dozed off hearing speculation that I might have broken my femur.
I don't remember the X-ray, which showed my femur to be OK, or the CT Scan which showed something else.
At 2 a.m., the ER Docs told Teri my hip socket was badly damaged. In fact, the word "shattered" was used, and they also said that I needed to be transferred to the OU Medical Center Trauma Center stat! (I added the "stat" part because it sounds cool.)
At noon Monday, I was rolled in for a 4-hour surgery to repair my hip socket. My care at OU Med was terrific and included a newly remodeled room with a sweet view!
Now the next phase has started -- recovering.
For the next eight weeks, I need to use a walker or a wheelchair with only light pressure on my left toes. At this point, my left leg and foot are numb, and basically dead weight -- apparently because my sciatic nerve down my back and leg is reacting to the trauma. I havefeeling in the leg, I just can' t move it much. I'm told, oftentimes it takes several days or weeks for the nerve to settle back down. I wake up everyday hoping I will have more control over my leg. I'm an impatient "patient," so waiting is hard for me, but I have therapy to keep me distracted.
I miss you guys and my KWTV - NEWS 9 Family and will be back as soon as I can hobble up onto the anchor desk! I will be going live on Facebook if you care to keep up with my progress or want to offer encouragement!
