i fractured my ankle
Posted by Peter Owen | Filed under Personal
This past weekend, I was at my wife’s work picnic when I jumped up to grab something out of a low-lying tree branch and came down on my foot weird. My ankle rolled or went back and forth and the pain started. I hobbled off to find a couch to prop up my foot on. It was intense pain that came in waves. The only thing I found humorous about it is that my wife works at a law firm and I wonder what all the lawyers were thinking… lawsuit!?! Anyway, I went to the minor med Sunday just to have it checked out and they told me I have a cuboid fracture. I got some crutches and tried staying off of it as much as possible. I iced it down and got Tylenol 3 for the pain, though I still haven’t taken one. I have taken Ibuprofen only when I feel pain.
When Monday came around, I went to Campbells Clinic and they couldn’t find the fracture with six x-rays. I’m taking that to be a good thing. I got a walking boot that is pretty heavy and hot. I’m hoping I’ll be off crutches after this weekend and I have a follow up appointment Monday. I can’t wait for this to be over with. I have been cooped up at home, often alone, feeling worthless since I can’t do a lot of things.
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