Limping into 2010

There's been so many wonderful things that have happened since getting home almost 2 weeks ago. I definitely, now that things have quieted down a bit, need to post about a few of them but figure I should give the most obvious update.


My ankle.


I've started this post about 5 times all with different slants so I figure I'll try, key word try to just keep it short by using a timeline.


Sunday, Dec. 20th

• First full day home


• Went to DeKalb to see Colleen and Ansley (yay!)
  
• Wore boot because Ansley had asked to have a soccer date so figured it would explain to her why I couldn't play but ankle feeling much better


• Stopped to see my mom at work


• Walked out door to take her home


• BIT it HARD on some ice covered in a light dusting of snow on the ramp by the stoplight


• Ankle twisted inside boot and hurt A LOT more than the first sprain, injured top of ankle which was different than initial Thanksgiving samba (alright stair) sprain


• Sat on ground a while because it hurt so much, scared mom and got help from stranger into car

Sunday the 20th - Sunday the 27th

• RICEd (rest, iced, compressed, elevated) my ankle


• Broke a 2nd Brazilian orthopedic boot


• Ordered and began wearing new aircast/cam walker


• Took it easy a lot, had many chauffeurs (thanks by the way) but still a lot of pain in ankle which radiated to my foot and into my calf (felt much different than sprains I'd had before)

Sunday, December 27th

• Finally admitted how much this new sprain hurt

Monday, December 28th

• Called doctor for appt

Thursday, December 31st

• Saw dr


• Took x-rays


• No broken bones - dr said if hadn't been wearing my boot probably would have fractured my ankle so definitely good news


• No torn tendons - again more good news


• Diagnosed with new sprain which involved tendons on inside of ankle


• Sprain, in addition to injury, most likely caused by weakness of ankle


• Since new sprain involves tendons this means will take longer to heal like A LOT longer, 3-5 weeks longer


• Have to wear boot


• Will visit dr again this week for check-up and for get physical therapy plans

Monday, January 4, 2010

• Driving again (LOVE being independent)
• Limping round the house, the store and pretty much everywhere I go

My ankle is still sore most of the time but I feel lucky because...

• at least it's not broken,
• at least I've got 2 more weeks to rest before school starts and
• at least everyone else is wearing boots in Illinois and I fit in fashion-wise here versus Brazil.