Good health is so fragile

[dreamshark]

 Two days ago I was boasting about how I had built up my biking stamina over the summer, and was looking forward to taking advantage of today's predicted beautiful weather to maybe do a longer bike ride. Then I tried to walk across my kitchen, somehow got my left foot wedged under a half-closed freezer door, twisted it hard as I fell, and sprained my foot. And just like that, I'm temporarily disabled for who knows how long. 

It appears to be a classic Grade I sprain: localized swelling, skin discoloration but not an actual purple bruise, tender to pressure but not intensely painful. Unfortunately it doesn't take much swelling in the mid-foot to make walking impossibly painful. My foot doesn't hurt at all unless I stand up, and then it hurts so much that I practically fall down. *sigh*  The Internet says that the swelling should abate in 2-3 days, but of course full healing will take at least a couple of weeks. No telling when I'll be able to bike again, which probably means that I'll be starting from scratch again building up stamina. I am disgruntled. 

I'm not even going to try to get a shoe on for another day, just sulk at home. But if I can walk a little better by tomorrow this might be a good time to focus on boring indoor activities like getting my drivers license renewed. 

Comments

[bibliofile]

Yes, I've heard some people put as how many of us are temporarily abled.

Also, ow. Bodies can be so painful.

[minnehaha]

Oh no! Need anything?

K.

[dreamshark]

Thanks! It's getting better. Internet predicted that swelling would go down in 48-72 hours, and right at 72 hours I realized that the swelling had in fact gone down enough that I could put weight on the foot and even put on a shoe. That was yesterday. By evening I could walk on it, somewhat painfully, and went out to Minnstf meeting. Today I put on a walking sandal and biked to the Farmers Market and back (a round trip of 2/3 mile, but it's the principle of the thing). So I think it's going to be okay.

[laramie]

Ouch! So sorry for the mishap. I hope the healing is quick.