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Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd

What a week it has been!  A student died on campus last week and I led a memorial service for him last Thursday.  Then I got semester grades in on time the next day.  Now, on Monday I was working out at my gym.  I've done well losing the 20lbs required by my surgeon so I can get insurance to ok my stomach weight loss surgery next month.  I went to nutrition classes once a week for a year at a hospital an hour away, then I did a cardiology test and passed psych testing last month for it.


So when I thought I felt a cramp in my foot during a workout, I pushed on through, because I don't want to quit exercising now.  But today I woke up with a horribly swollen sprained ankle.  I could only make it to my college's awards ceremony today on crutches, but I got there and handed out the student of the year award to one of my students.  I had to have help to get back to my car, though.


Tomorrow I'll have to go to the ER to get x-rays because it really hurts and won't bear weight.  I'll have to miss the end of year all college meeting to do it.  I hope I can get in shape to walk in the commencement procession on Saturday.  Plus, I'm schedule to speak at a church on Sunday.


Ouch, y'all.

KneeDeep
KneeDeep
Glad your going to go to ER. I know will do what you can and what is best for yourself. Your doing great with all that you had to do for your weight loss surgery.
Your body and need a little care and rest.
I am as I type I have an ice pack on my shoulder. Creaky sore joint
Good thoughts sent muji
Lady_Colossus
Lady_Colossus
Aww I hope you find some relief soon! Sorry about all this extra stress & pain.
undeservingaspie
undeservingaspie
First of all huge well done for doing all u meeded to pass for surgery thats amazing news!
And second yes please do go to the ER. Sending luck its not broken.
Community LeaderLeo
Leo
Congrats on passing for surgery! WOOOOOT! On th eankle --- dude, ice, rest, and get your butt to the ER, no mucking about, y'hear? Puma power to you, and purrs of healing..
Kate1976
Kate1976
Happy to hear of your hard work and that folks were able to help you get around. Hopefully whatever it is it heals fast! Hugs!!
patti22
patti22
No messing around with diabetic feet. Go get those x-rays.

Healing hugs
fireflywing
fireflywing
Congratulations on all your hard work for surgery! Healing support for you regarding your foot.
silverlight
silverlight
i'm so sorry muji....Prayers you heal quickly.
undeservingaspie
undeservingaspie
Let us know what happens at the ER. Thinking of u.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Aw that 'sounds' miserable muji..... Please let us know how it is once the xray is taken..... Big hug......xo
SimpsonsOK
SimpsonsOK
Hey Mujica, just a month out of spending three months in an aircast. Really reduced pain and made walking workable. Due to ET, couldn't use crutches, but worked fine, though a slow down, without them. Hear your disappointment, but you'll be there for the main event. Healing hugs.
BlueSky
BlueSky
Congrats on losing 20 lbs and yay for qualifying for the surgery.
But wow.... how did all that happen from working out at the gym? I hope you won't require surgery on your foot too, for tearing some tendons? Poor thing. Please update us when you know more. The most important thing is that you made it to the important events. Don't be hard on yourself... especially after the crazy year you've had.
LillyPotter
LillyPotter
i am so wondering how it went for you. extra gentle hugs, (((Muji)))
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Your encouragement here got me through ouch all day long. No painkillers except for Tylenol because of kidney disease. Biting pillow lots. Only able to get from couch to bathroom on crutches. Drank water, after breakfast no food.

Hoping to get past the bathroom on crutches to my car to get to the hospital for x-rays tomorrow.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Didn't make it to the dr today for x-rays as I'd hoped. It was another day spent only making it from the couch to the bathroom on crutches. I did find an old "aircast" from last year's ankle sprain. Putting it on helped those couch-t0-bathroom trips be a little less painful. It helped keep the "walk" on crutches from re-injuring my foot and making it swell up all over again every time I had to use the restroom.

A couple of coworkers from my college called to chat on the phone, so that was nice. I'm thinking that if I didn't live alone, I might have had help getting to the dr for x-rays by now. On the other hand, though it hurts a lot and constantly my layperson's diagnosis is that it's a sprain like it was last year, not a broken bone. I'm kind of miffed that this happened working out at the gym, because I did a month of physical therapy first just so I wouldn't hurt myself starting exercise.

I hope I can verify my opinion that it's a sprain and not a bone break by getting to the dr for x-rays by myself tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
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