MEH.


So after spending a week in hospital in Inverness being cut open in May, then spending 2 ghastly nights in York Hospital in September, I thought my bad luck was over.

Well, today I did myself a nasty. I was sitting cross-legged on my bed for some time, but decided to get up to fetch something. As I stepped forward I became suddenly aware that I couldn't feel my legs from my knees down and as that thought struck me, I felt my right ankle give in beneath me. I've never heard such an awful cracking noise, and found myself on the floor, with my right ankle at a funny angle, and my left foot squashed beneath me.

It didn't hurt for a few seconds.

Then the feeling started coming back.

We sat in A&E for 2 hours, as people came and went. People came in after me and were seen within minutes, most of them being sent home for not really having anything wrong with them. It turned out that they had lost my file. 3 times.

So, it could have been a lot worse, but I've cracked a bone and sprained it all rather spectacularly. The ballot for next year's marathon is out this week... Seeing as this is apparently going to affect how I walk for at least a month, I'm hoping I didn't get a place this year.

(But still off to uni in 3 days despite having to crawl upstairs and cling onto walls etc etc)

Floss xxx

Oh dear, poor you. Does it hurt a lot? Sprains do take a long time to heal, and you could have done without one just as you're off to York.

Oh no... they say these things come in three's so maybe thats your third (and final!) bit of bad luck.

Enjoy uni.... hope you have a great time!

Look after yourself Celeste, hope you're better soon

You poor thing I hope it's not too painful.

Oh sorry to hear that Floss, I remember when I cracked a bone in my ankle and apart from being swollen it came up black and blue. I suppose at least I was having fun when I did mine, I was playing tennis, and fell, my daughter heard the crack from the other end of the court, and then I passed out.

I didn't actually go to hospital as I was away on holiday and wasn't going to have my holiday spoilt by sitting in A and E. However when I got back home.

Then no sooner had the ankle cleared up and I was running to get out and broke my toes as I ran past my exercise bike! For a spell of a few years, my feet couldn't seem to do anything right.

Good luck at uni and hope it wont cause you too much problem.

ET

Take care, Floss/Celeste and give it time to heal properly. Don't join anything too strenuous at the start of your new Uni term....

*hugs* from me.

Hope it heals relatively quickly- I agree about not trying to do too much walking during your first few weeks at uni though.

Aww
i sprained my ankle earlier this year and just "walked it of"

Thanks, guys. You've made me smile


BM - I don't normally react badly to pain, but yes, it really does. The weight of the duvet on top of it just now is almost excruciating.


Eldatom - Ouch! Hope your feet are ok now?

Gerald - Here's a hug for you too *hugs*


Laura - I've walked other things off... and like I said, I don't normally make a fuss. Sorry if I've annoyed you though.

Sorry to hear this Floss. Look after yourself. I would advise against doing the can-can for a while though....

Hehe... thanks for the tip, DC. (Have a good weekend at Dyrham xx)

I can't sleep cos of the pain. *sigh*

Ouch *hugs* Hope it heals swiftly...


If you do, just defer

Hope the foot's better soon Floss. Careful with your move to uni - I hope you've got people to do all the carrying for you...

Oh Poor Celeste You seem to be having a rather bad time of it at the moment. Have fun in York. I may well bump into you one day - small world that it is :HUGS:

Look on the bright side. You are young enough to make a relatively quick (and hopefully close to complete) recovery.

As for the weight of the duvet, here is a tip:

when I injured an ankle I took an old cardboard box (quite a stiff one made with thick card) and cut an arch in one side to slip my feet through. Then installed it at the foot of the bed. It kept the beclothes suspended and left the injured foot and ankle with nothing pressing on them.

In hospitals they have special wire cages to do the same job (but better)

Or they use a cardboard box, padded with gloves-filled-with-water, as they did for my mother-in-law

Poor Celeste hope it gets better soon

Oh no *hugs*. I really hope your leg gets better quickly! See you soon Celeste.

Take advantage of your limp. Bat your eye lashes lots, and get every feeble minded (and not aware of the existance of mwl1!) dishy bloke available to run about fetching you things, and helping you around.

Alternatively, claim you're on really powerful pain killer to get out of any excessive drinking.

I can think of all sorts of good sides to this...

You've yet to bump into me!
Bless you.

I hope you heal quickly, honey... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Nonono dear
I just really hate hospitals. Ive probably caused proper damage though cos i still get times when it proper hurts

I was exited about going driving like the day of my birthday i think or maybe a week later and i ran out the door and right over my bloomin ankle..........still went driving though