Julie. are you allowed to put weight on it? Can != should. Consider me a pro in this regard. I spent a couple weeks cheating and I am probably still paying for it.

Definitely not should, and I'm not really, just resting my weight on my right and using the left as a balance point so that I can not worry about the crutches for certain tasks. And certainly not often. Standing flat on both feet is definitely still a no go, as in I shouldn't and I'm definitely not doing that.

Thanks, Burrell! I have a 64 Oz bottle I am working in right now. I am convinced that humanity is three meals away from total anarchy.

I also feel incredibly guilty because people keep buying me stuff, but I am so so grateful that I didn't have to stand in line to purchase it (my abrasion did have one bit of gravel that gouged out a good chunk of skin and is pretty gross, and I ran out of bacitracin and bandage right quick) but no one will let me pay them back.

And I want to clarify that I only discovered that I could use my left foot by accident, when I lost balance and ended up using it to catch myself, and it didn't hurt. I'm not walking on it. Just, a few points during the day, I balance, and it makes things so much easier.

ita !, are you saying that, even though it doesn't hurt, I should avoid even that?

Oh, in case anyone's interested, there's going to be a thing about the America's Cup on NOVA next week. [link]

Marked, Jesse- thanks!

ita !, are you saying that, even though it doesn't hurt, I should avoid even that?

Not, obviously, ita ! but you can do damage / inhibit healing before you feel pain. And it's so tempting with feet and ankles. I have some pretty good weather indicators because I thought if I could stand to use the foot a tad, it was okay. And maybe I just had a bad injury or not the best care, but it never fully healed. So I would advise caution. And checking with your doctor to see if being able to stand the little hints of weight on your injury are indicative of that being okay.

I'd go with what Cass said. I "got away" with shit that now I'm pretty sure I shouldn't even have started with. Because it stretches and stretches and stretches and although you're not walking, you're working, and if I could have those two weeks back and be lamer and be more able now, I'd make the trade, stat.

Man, I wish this youtube channel had existed (uh, and some of those cars) when I was into motors: [link]

So I'm connected into a person's computer to do something, and he's not very bright about computers at all. I can hear him gasping and say Wow as I moved through these screens I know so well, being awed at my "expertise". I thought to myself, "Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!" Probably not a good sign when my internal dialogue goes megalomaniacal. But this guy is very clueless.

Where'd everybody go? You're all watching Supernatural, aren't you?