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mujicaptsd 05/15/2018

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.

SimpsonsOK 05/18/2018

Oh Muji. A month out of the cast (just stood up from a familiar chair and one foot was side ways), I decided the Tevas weren't appropriate for the dress up 50th reunion. Found a pair of sorta sandals I had. Rammed my left foot, because I forgot where I was staying had a third set of stairs, which did lead to a fracture and bad buddy banding caused tremendous pain until home to see podiatrist. Also pulled my back out clutching railing to avoid full fall. The bad banding caused the fracture to crumble... yes pain explained. He gave me a pain prescription, but (I also have PKD) ordered it without the n-said. The companies make them with n-saids but also with Tylenol. So with you on seeing the doctor. Hoping with you that it's a sprain. Healing hugs.

mujicaptsd 05/19/2018

Your story is awful, so it pains me to say that it's also comforting in how one domino after another can fall when trying to deal with a physical ailment that started out seemingly simple. Yours was lots worse than mine.

Where I stand today is that I STILL haven't gotten out to see the doctor. I made it to my car's trunk to pick up my clean laundry, though. It had been there since Monday. So there's that. I did have an "aircast" for my sprained ankle from last year and put that on. It braced my sprain and helped until it rubbed a bloody blister on the skin over my ankle bone. Now I can't wear the aircast and I've got a bandage on my ankle.

Like Roseanne Rosannadanna used to say, "there's always something."

Thanks for your solidarity. I mean it.

SimpsonsOK 05/19/2018

Hey, 2018 has been a rough year. I kept smooth socks on and kept aircast snug so avoided a blister. We shall just keep limping along as best we can until we heal. If it's not one thing, it's another. Yep, the domino effect. Hugs.

mujicaptsd 05/19/2018

Socks. Duh. Now, wearing a sock under the aircast. That would've been a good idea... Sigh... :-)

SimpsonsOK 05/20/2018

Better late then never! Hugs.

patti22 05/21/2018

Mmm, you can wear sweat pants too...

powerpurplewarrior 05/21/2018

Hey Muji! I'm so sorry you're in so much pain! I know pain well. My back has not improved! Even after the nerve block last week.
I hope you've been able to make it to the Dr to get ex rays. I'm praying for you. Let us know how you're doing. Hugs

run2bfree 05/21/2018

Hope you are okay and don't have a stress fracture. Keep us posted and glad you are going for x-rays, Remeber when building up, I tell my patients, only 10 percent increase a week, or you will get injuried. Even olymic athelets do the 10% and so I am wondering if you ramped up the exercise duration too fast? We all do it, I sure have in the past

pain-less_pain 05/21/2018

Hi idk where you live but is there any services that could drive you? Ask the hospital or doctor they might know. You need to get it checked out. My heart goes out to you it’s emotionally draining when you’re working towards something positive & something like this happens! Try to stay positive & if you can meditate it gives me superpowers. & not to sound crass but focus on getting to the dr vs. I can’t make it. You’re stronger than you think you’ve already done all this hard work & there’s lessons in hard work maybe getting to dr is the next lesson & not to be too personal is something holding you back mentally from going ex. fear of them saying you can’t have surgery or can’t go to ceremony? I’m sooo not trying to be rude I’ve just been there where I avoid in case I get answer I don’t want out of sight out of mind.
Your strength & determination got you this far you can do it. I know you can.
I’ll keep you in my thoughts & you keep us posted!!
Best of luck
Stay strong get stronger!!

mujicaptsd 05/22/2018

I checked, and I found a service that could drive me. I'll use it next time, though, because today I think I'm well enough to drive myself to the doctor. I have a doctor's appointment today at 2:30pm, finally!

Now I hope I can figure out how to get back to doing the workout with weights I learned to do in physical therapy at the hospital in March. I sprained my ankle in a workout, but I still want to get back to doing that workout because it helped me lose weight but, most of all, I found it to be a good stress reducer for my mental health, too.

Thanks for the encouragement. I needed it! I've developed quite a bit of "monkey mind," as Buddhist language would call it, in these days upon days of being isolated in my house. Time to join the human race again.

SunCloudJD 05/22/2018

Gentle hug Muji and I sure get the monkey mind.....smile..... I hope your appt goes well

That 'sounds' miserable Simpson!!....eek

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