It is my first day back at work, and i am tired and cranky and exhausted. I have also developed wheezy breathing and a persistant cough. So on top of my broken ankle...i think i am getting sick. This leads to a very grumpy Erin who didn't sleep very much last night and will cry any time anyone asks me how i am doing. So there's that. I am really mad at myself for being such a wimp. I mean.....every time someone asks me how i am doing i cry...that is not a great sign. I must be having a bad day.
I took a cab to work today and it took forever and was expensive. I am hoping i can take wheel trans, which would be easier and cheaper but i am not sure.
Everything seems overwhelming and frustrating and i hate it.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Broken Ankle
Well I had a very rough weekend.
Saturday at boot camp we were doing box jumps while holding a medicine ball. I went to jump and missed. It was very graceful as I slipped and scrapped my leg down the front of the box. I sat down and started to feel very faint. I didn't want to faint in front of anyone so I limped to the bathroom and splashed water on my face. I managed to stay calm and get back to working out. After boot camp me and the girls went for brunch, did some shopping and I was home in time for a nap. I also started working on steph's baby blanket. It is going very fast.
Sunday it was run club...it was a nice easy run on our regular Wednesday route. Nothing unusual at all but I hit a patch of uneven sidewalk and just went over on my ankle. I heard a crack. It didn't occur to me at that point that I broke it. Steph and tak helped me to the side of the sidewalk while they ran back to starbucks to get me ice. well waiting for them to come back I focused on not throwing up. Steph called mark to come pick us up and take us to the hospital. Thank god steph was with me because I kept saying I didn't need to go to the hospital. I was scared, I have never been to the hospital before for my own injury. I did a lot of hopping around. Once at the emergency room it was easy to check in and I enjoyed hopping around instead of the wheel chair. It made me feel more mobile. The wait for the nurse and getting the xray went quick. The wait for the doctor too forever. I also told the nurse, xray tech, and the doctor it was my first broken bone but no one gave me a lollipop or a balloon. Apparently they don't give those things out.
When I met with the doctor he said 'it's broken' then said a bunch of other stuff but I was so overwhelmed that I didn't hear any other details. He put a temp cast on...it is a stabilizing cast and I have to keep my leg elevated and not put any weight on. I have an appointment at the fracture clinic on Friday morning where I am hoping they give me a walking cast because this temp cast plus the crutches makes me super angry. I just don't get around well. I am not graceful with crutches.
So two days into a broken ankle and it makes me super grumpy. I have an excuse to stay home and watch netflix and all I is to go to work!
Saturday at boot camp we were doing box jumps while holding a medicine ball. I went to jump and missed. It was very graceful as I slipped and scrapped my leg down the front of the box. I sat down and started to feel very faint. I didn't want to faint in front of anyone so I limped to the bathroom and splashed water on my face. I managed to stay calm and get back to working out. After boot camp me and the girls went for brunch, did some shopping and I was home in time for a nap. I also started working on steph's baby blanket. It is going very fast.
Sunday it was run club...it was a nice easy run on our regular Wednesday route. Nothing unusual at all but I hit a patch of uneven sidewalk and just went over on my ankle. I heard a crack. It didn't occur to me at that point that I broke it. Steph and tak helped me to the side of the sidewalk while they ran back to starbucks to get me ice. well waiting for them to come back I focused on not throwing up. Steph called mark to come pick us up and take us to the hospital. Thank god steph was with me because I kept saying I didn't need to go to the hospital. I was scared, I have never been to the hospital before for my own injury. I did a lot of hopping around. Once at the emergency room it was easy to check in and I enjoyed hopping around instead of the wheel chair. It made me feel more mobile. The wait for the nurse and getting the xray went quick. The wait for the doctor too forever. I also told the nurse, xray tech, and the doctor it was my first broken bone but no one gave me a lollipop or a balloon. Apparently they don't give those things out.
When I met with the doctor he said 'it's broken' then said a bunch of other stuff but I was so overwhelmed that I didn't hear any other details. He put a temp cast on...it is a stabilizing cast and I have to keep my leg elevated and not put any weight on. I have an appointment at the fracture clinic on Friday morning where I am hoping they give me a walking cast because this temp cast plus the crutches makes me super angry. I just don't get around well. I am not graceful with crutches.
So two days into a broken ankle and it makes me super grumpy. I have an excuse to stay home and watch netflix and all I is to go to work!
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