D'vorahDavida
Yetzirah

Good Grief
Wed May 18 2011


So there I was, finishing up a walk with the dogs and only a few yards from my front door, when I took a funny step and my ankle turned out sideways and down I went.

Whammo!

Scraped my knee and the knuckles on my right hand [the thumb looks like hamburger] and got a real close up and personal view of the asphalt on our street. I just missed adding a scraped cheek to the list.

I lay there in the damp with three dogs milling around me. Sunny was the most concerned [I’m making a note of that]. I spent a moment or two considering the merits and downsides of throwing up. Decided against it and wobbled my way to my feet. I limped home realizing this was not my usual little twisted ankle that I walk off and in half an hour it’s pretty much all better.

Nope.

Have a nice pop knot on my ankle bone and it hurts like the dickens. I slapped ice on it first thing and took a couple of aspirin. I’ve been icing on and off and scooting myself around on my wheeled computer chair wishing the whole house had smooth floors and no carpeting.

Anybody know if high top tennis shoes actually help prevent turned ankles or is that just a myth? Inquiring ankles want to know.

This day is turning out to be WAY different than what I had planned.

Okay.

More ice.

Less whine.


8 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed May 18 2011
    Maybe you should take the "h" out of that whine and add the ice to the glass.
    A bummer of the largest kind.
    OUCH!
    {{{HUGS}}}
  • From:
    Dustbunny3 (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed May 18 2011
    High tops could help as all basketball players use them or the type your wild man uses to jump out of the sky.Now you caught up with ME.
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed May 18 2011
    Reminds me of the day I fell through the front porch. :(

    Its time to move to plan B for the day. It is now a knitting day. And a day to be pampered.

    To accomplish this you must find a comfy chair and a soft pillow on which to elevate your foot. Add ice......it not only reduces swelling, it feels good and will add a note of gravitas to the ambiance. This is especially important towards the end of the day when Hubman comes home. This is not subterfuge; husbands are wonderful, but sometimes miss things and need help seeing the obvious.

    Oh, and do send the HEN and ( ) on a little vacation. The goal is to rest and be pampered a little bit..... not be guilted into getting up to do chores.

    And if you do feel the need to whine a little its ok though I find wine therapy more beneficial. ;)
  • From:
    FutureCat (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed May 18 2011
    If I remember my dim and distant first aid training correctly, you need RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. So no more scooting around on your chair - strap your ankle, then follow InStitches' prescription of a comfy chair, feet up, a bag of ice, and some knitting.

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  • From:
    Salamander (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed May 18 2011
    Uh, dumb question here. Have you considered a doctor for this one? I suspect your assessment that "this is not your usual turned ankle" is totally accurate. You might want to consider letting them take an x-ray of this one.
  • From:
    DancingStar (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed May 18 2011
    Sorry but I have to second the 'get an xray' opinion. Ankles are NOT something to wait and see with!

    Other than that, as a veteran of MANY ankle injuries and one rebuild :( I don't know how good high top sneakers would be in preventing such things but I swear by my doc martens. I may have bought them as a rash youth because they were 'cool' and they dook a fair while to wear in but now, quite some years later they are the BEST footwear ever both for avoiding injury and assisting recovery once injured. Just sayin.
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu May 19 2011
    Oh no! At least Sunny knew something was wrong.

    There might be something to Doc Martens' being good for ankles. Kendall regularly twisted his before he started wearing his, but nary a twist in the more than ten years since he got his first pair. I just can't say nice enough things about ankle support.
  • From:
    Salamander (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu May 19 2011
    You've got cute toes!

    And I'm still going to worry.