Day 169, Monday
Kitty woke me up too early, so I decided to get to work right away… missed my morning walk, decided on a post-lunch stroll and bam tripped on a massive pothole behind my building, twisting my ankle 😦
An officer was driving by and saw me fall. It was pure serendipity because I’m not sure how I was going to hobble back to my apartment without something to lean on.
Glad it wasn’t a break, but not feeling great about being injured, alone, and unable to get much help from my family because of covid. Not being able to reach my mom or boyfriend for well over 30 minutes while crying and stumbling around my apartment with a swollen ankle and a bloody knee brought a lot of my living alone fears to the fore.
Day 170, Tuesday
Living that peg-leg life. Wasn’t able to sleep with the boot, but at least the pain decreased and managed to get some rest after switching to a brace. Being a chronic painer means I’m well-equipped to deal with the situation. sort of sigh Slathering on arnica, triflora, and cbd cream between icing sessions. Elevating all day with my WFH setup. It makes for some interesting zoom sessions.
The knee that I scraped is badly bruised, but my knee feels fine (thank goodness!). Not an attractive sight.
Called the city to report the pothole. I can see it from my bedroom window… hoping they fill it.
Day 171, Wednesday & Day 172, Thursday
Apparently, my body doesn’t like naproxen. Two days of dizziness, drowsiness, brain fog, and near inability to function. The side effects of the meds were worse than the sprain.
Day 173, Friday
24 hours after my last pain killer and I feel significantly better. Switched to advil as needed, which isn’t often. As long as I’m wearing the boot, icing, and taking care to rest, I don’t feel pain. The bruising is well and truly purple now.
Getting my head back helps.
Day 174, Saturday
I stayed up reading, something I haven’t done in a VERY long time, which means kitty was most displeased when I didn’t get up for her breakfast. I received a nip on my arm for my disrespect.
Still having a hard time finding my focus. Edited for about 25 minutes before my attention was shot.
Spent some time with the boy, which always makes me a little nervous (he has to physically go to work twice a week and goes shopping more than I ever do), but he wears his mask and I really need the help if I want to leave the house.
Day 175, Sunday
Back to writing (focus on point today), but there’s so much that needs doing, I have to split my time, even on the weekends. Plus, my leg feels uncomfortable if I sit too long—not that standing is any better. I mostly have to lay, which has me feeling all manner of dejected after 6 days straight.
Started working on a cookbook review project, but I’m limited by mobility and ingredients at the moment, so this is going to be interesting…
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Sprained ankles really make you feel trapped. 😦 I’m sorry you’re dealing with this on top of everything else. Oh, and I react to Tylenol the same way you apparently react to Naproxen. Unfortunately, I discovered that one day while I was DRIVING. Ugh. I didn’t used to have that reaction, but have since about 2011.
Same! I’ve taken it a couple of times for previous injuries, but I never had a reaction. I thought it was bad pms at first, but then I noticed that I started to get drowsy about 30 minutes after taking the pain killers. Such an awful feeling.