Basically, I sprained my ankle horribly enough that the doctor told me that breaking it would have been "better" in that a break would heal faster than my sprain.
I had a car roll onto my ankle when I was 15. Crushed everything (muscles, tendons, ligaments) except the bone. Would have been better to just break some bones. That thing was wrapped, braced and I was on crutches for a long time. It did heal but it's a long recuperation and taking care to not aggravate it was key. Being 15, I clearly reaggravated it a couple of times.
No, my driver's ed teacher never forgot our group.
Generally, I enjoy living by myself, though I haven't for several years until now. But it's great! Except I forgot about when you hab a code, you have to drag your own ass out into the cold to buy drugs and soup. Dammit.
But I do feel better after a shower, and I think I even feel up to doing laundry and washing dishes.
{{{{{Scrappy}}}}} I'm sorry.
Oh, Scrappy, I'm so sorry!
Oh Scrappy, that's so hard. I'm so sorry.
Scrappy, I am so sorry about both pieces of horrible news you got today.
Anyone want makeup? I have samples from Aromaleigh, of foundation, eyeshadow, lipstick, and concealer in light/ivory shades, as well as Stay-Put eyebrow pencil in Dove, that I got last year and never opened. I also have a Max Factor Pan-Stik in Natural (101) that I tested and found it to be the wrong shade for me, so, basically unused except for a fingerswipe. My profile addy is good if anyone wants it.
Pix, not likely it's broken as that would have healed by now (and as someone who has broken a foot 3 times and sprained it far more...the breaks really do hurt far less). Soft tissue, OTOH, can take months to heal, and a full year or more for full recovery is not out of the ordinary for those of us no longer in the flush of quick-healing youth.
The foot i broke 2 years ago? The bone was healed in weeks. The ligaments and tendons still bug and the muscles get re-tweaked if i look at them funny. If you have access to a physical therapist who specialized in sports-injury they should be able to help you with strengthening exercises and quite possibly muscle work to break up any scar tissue in the muscles. Since $$$$ is likely an issue, a good supportive brace when you are active, RICE the rest of the time, and (gentle!) range of motion exercises (like tracing the alphabet forwards and then backwards) to keep the muscles from atrophying. If you have a nice deep footbath, i found doing the alphabet exercises in hot water (and then icing afterwards) to be very helpful. If you know anyone familiar with KT (or kinesiotape) hie the to a sporting goods supply store and pick some up, it is da bomb for supporting healing injuries without completely imobilizing the injured joint. But the technique it's really something you can piok up from internet instructional vids.
eta:: the technique is NOT something you can pick up quickly with self-instruction. My chiro is all over the stuff and teaches the technique at the local chiropractic college. once she shows me a taping technique i'm usually good to go, but there is some finesse to it.
{{{Scrappy}}} I'm so sorry. You are in my thoughts.
You had to let her go because you loved her, Scrappy.
I think about Jack in the Little House books:
“Don’t cry, Laura,” Pa said. “He has gone to the Happy Hunting Grounds.”
“Truly, Pa?” Laura managed to ask.
“Good dogs have their reward, Laura,” Pa told her.
Perhaps, in the Happy Hunting Grounds, Jack was running gaily in the wind over some high prairie, as he used to run over the beautiful wild prairies of Indian Territory. Perhaps at last he was catching a jack rabbit. He had tried so often to catch one of those long-eared, long-legged rabbits and never could.
Then I cry.
