I wasn't going to do a Friday rant but just changed my mind. Well, a small rant. It's more funny and annoying than anything. ........
WTF?! This is the second time my right ankle rolled causing a face plant in a month. We went for our normal nightly walk, beautiful cool night, and I made it one, yes one, block. My ankle rolled and down I went. No catching myself, just boom! This happened about 3 weeks ago while out in the woods. Walking down a trail and the same thing happened. Same ankle. I was fine last time as I hit the trail. This time I hit the concrete. WTF? You know all my bugout videos are for all of you right? Gee.
That ankle is seriously getting on my nerves. It's been swelling on and off with sharp pain on and off for about a year now. I think I have arthritis in it. Makes since as I damaged it when I was young. I tripped with my foot stuck under a root carrying a baby and landed on my back so the baby landed on top of me. This of course, just about ripped my foot off. Instincts ya know?
Ice pack for me and yes, that's a swelling on the top of my foot. (ya like my old lady lace?) Sore wrist, some bruising on my hip. Thankfully, I didn't hit my head at all. I fell like an old lady does. The bad news for all of you is that if I can't go out this weekend, I have nothing better to do than make videos.
Here's the first fall just for fun and I was wearing ankle supporting boots too. Gotta love bloopers!
My husband has a sense of humor too. He just emailed me this......
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Your foot looks badly swollen. Have you taken any naproxen sodium?
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I took some vitamin E and 2 Advil and kept it elevated under my desk. Going to bed now. Should be much better when I wake up. Knee feels like I sprained it. Yeah foot and ankle are swollen but not painful. Unbelievable. I am after all squirrel bait.
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Vitamin E is good for that sort of stuff?
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Vitamin E helps healing especially muscle strain.
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I never knew.
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Damn! Is your foot BLACK? I cannot make it out in that pic too well.
Rest Ice Compression Elevation!
A good opportunity to Practice some prepper skills.
Get well soon.
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No, foot's not black just dark in here. I think I sprained my knee and ankle. Ice, elevation, Vitamin E, and advil last night. Regarding practice, I thought that too! Relax and think...what can I do about it? What do I have? Yup. I had to decide to turn around and come home or "walk if off". I started to try and "walk it off" but realized something wasn't feeling right so came home. I don't go to the doctor unless absolutely necessary so yup, I am my own doctor.
Better than last night now but I am stuck indoors resting (and elevated under my desk). Still painful to walk. Not damaged painful, but sprained painful. Internet was down so I am finally on the computer. Video time! I will be uploading shortly.
Thanks, I'm fine just annoyed. I need to wear a support brace on that ankle for walks I think. This ankle has been slowly becoming more and more of a problem.
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I have come across many similar injuries in the Army... 'Walking-it-off' never works, it just agrevates the injury site. Rest is the surefire remedy. Once the swelling has gone down, heat treatment is often great (3 x 15 min cycles (the opposite of RICE treatment)).
I would also avoid braces and tend to go with muscular/ligament/tendon training....
At the end of the day, you just gotta take it easier and gradually build back up again - Injuries like ths can take months.
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Thanks much for the advice. It better NOT take months! I think in a week it will be fine. Every day it's a little better. Thanks again 😎
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Damn..
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howdy squirrelbait! oh man....yeah remember something like that can take months to heal! lol. it's probably fine but this happened on the trail when you were wearing ankle supporting boots so what can you do besides that?
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I can walk but not for very long still. Crazy! Lesson in patience for me. I thought it would be fine by now. I'm not sure what to do other than wrap the ankle as well as the boots. Crazy! I still don't think the knee is damaged so I'm just letting it heal. It better not take months! I'm not that patient.
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wow squirrelbait, have you had a doctor or some type of professional look at it?
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