my stupid ankle the story of my first attempt at exercising (long vent exercising sucks)

[Mudfishzgirl]

Ok so here's what happened:

My honey and I took our DD to this new park we heard about. I had just gotten sneakers for my b-day I want to start exercising and lose weight. Well this park is great it has a huge play ground and a walking path around a lake with work out and stretching stations along the path.

So we play at the play ground and everything is great, take our walk and still fine, heck I was even doing the work out and stretching stations. On our way to the last station we went to cut through the grass to avoid a group of people on bikes. Halfway through the grass it happens. There is a hole just big enough for the toe of my shoe and well hidden by the evil grass. The toe of my shoe goes in the hole my ankle twists and makes a sickening cracking sound. That's it I'm in so much pain I'm nauseous. I stand there trying to breathe. I have to lean on my honey to walk because my ankle wants to cave in. I make it to the stupid work out station. Stationary bikes. HA. So we sit for a few minutes and try to give my foot time to relax thinking maybe it's not that bad.

So we get up to leave and it really is that bad. I can hardly walk. My DH half carry half helps me walk to the car and gets me in stupid compact car. On the drive home every bump is vibrating all the way up to my knee. I call my mom ( a nurse) and tell her what happened. She is asking if I can stand up on it. Ummm do I really have to?? I say yes I can stand but it hurts like hell. She is at work and if I come to her house she will look at it when she gets home to see if I broke it this time. (No not the first time I have messed up my ankle) Oh great I have to get back in the car. So after some hobbling and hopping on one foot and some inventive cussing I get back in the evil compact car and he drives us to my parents house.

My dad who is off work that day watches me come in an starts laughing at me. I sit my happy ass in a reclining chair and my DH goes to get an ice pack for my ankle and DD gets a bunch of pillows for elevation. Once set up I do not move for the next 5 hours waiting for my mom to come home. When she does arrive bearing crutches and ace wraps she looks at my ankle POKES it and said nah still didn't break it but here's your crutches use them until the swelling goes down.

So here I sit 3 days later I'm at work. My ankle is still swollen and I'm at work with my crutches. I feel like a moron and I'm still in pain. It looks like someone stuck 2 golf balls under the skin of my leg and its very colorful lots of purple blue and red.

 

[ghosthuntmom]

Mar. 15, 2008 at 2:07 PM I am so sorry to hear that, but the way you wrote it I couldn't help but laugh either!! If it makes you feel any better, as I was doing an aerobic exercis this morn my knees were popping in time to the background music and both of my dd's were ROLLING!

[J-M]

Mar. 15, 2008 at 2:40 PM OUCH!  I think I'd have slapped any one who laughed at my pain. 

[MyHandsRFull]

Mar. 15, 2008 at 3:41 PM What a bummer! I'm sorry you hurt yourself, but if it makes you feel any better, I fall ALL the time! Seriously, any jokes you've heard about Polish people are there for a reason....I'm one clutzy person! I once broke my foot dancing like a ballerina! Get well soon!!

[AlohaWahine]

Mar. 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM I'm sorry you've got a boo boo ! Hope you get to feeling better soon. 

[StephnRE]

Apr. 7, 2008 at 5:03 PM

That's a sucky thing to have happen especially when you were trying to do something good for yourself.  You will probably want to punch me for saying this but keep exercising.  You'll be glad you did and it will make you feel better...eve if you hate it.