Argh! Silly Me.....DAMMIT

[kama_s]

We were at a cottage this weekend with a few friends. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Kama wanted to go hike for a while in the nearby woods, and silly me, I agreed to come along. It was just the two of us. I''d had a few glasses of wine, and was feeling a bit tired. When I''m tired, my ankles tend to turn. And obviously my balance wasn''t the best after 2 glasses of wine. Well, we hiked for a bit and decided to turn around and come back. We were five minutes away from getting back onto the road and I lost balance, turned my ankle and heard the loudest ''CRIICCKKKKKK''. I literally collapsed with the ridiculous pain, and I was hoping like mad I didn''t break my ankle.

Ok, so thankfully I didn''t end up breaking my ankle, but I most definitely tore a ligament. Ankle is swollen like an elephant, as are my toes and the rest of my foot. Mr. Kama had to literally carry me back to the cottage. I can barely walk, and the wedding is in less than 3 weeks.

I don''t know if it''ll heal by then, and I have SO MANY errands to run in the next 2 weeks. My father''s coming down to visit me after YEARS and I really wanted to take him sight-seeing. I also want to be able to dance all night at our wedding, and wear my pretty silver heels. Ahhhh, I''m in so much pain and I can''t believe I did something this reckless so close to the wedding. BLAHHH.

 

[MonkeyPants]

AHH!!! I cant totally understand your panic and frustration.

I think you''ll be okay in 3 weeks. Don''t know if you''ll be able to dance the night away, but you''ll def be able to walk down that aisle! I''m so sorry! Make sure to ice and elevate that leg and enlist lots of help for all those errands. The less your on it, the faster it''ll heal.

 

[tigian]

Awwwww, that''s awful. Poor thing! Have you gone to the doctor yet? I''m so sorry this had happened to you. I read somewhere that Manganese sulfate speeds the repair of torn ligaments and works best if taken hourly with vitamin C. I''m not sure about the dosage though. Keep us updated. Hoping you heal quickly so that you can do everything before the wedding including taking your father around.

 

[ladypirate]

Oh, Kama I''m so sorry!!! *sending healing vibes your way*

 

[ilovethiswebsite]

oh nooooooooooooooooooooo! you should go see a dr and get some pain meds ... if you take care of it now it might be much better in 3 weeks and with a few pain meds and if you secure it well with an ankle brace u might be ok on the wedding day!

sorry hun

 

[brooklyngirl]

Oh man that really sucks! Sending you buckets of healing dust! Do you have anyone who can help you with your errands or maybe take some of them on?

 

[Octavia]

Oh, kama, that''s awful! Have you been icing and elevating it? An ankle brace is probably a good idea, too, once the swelling goes down a little. Maybe one of our PS doctors will chime in, but definitely make an appointment with your own to try to get yourself back in shape before the wedding.

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

I''m so so so so so sorry! Tons of healing dust you way

It will allll work out. Try to stay positive!

 

[LadyBlue]

I''m so sorry!! Sending you some dust.

 

[Dannielle]

Oh, that sucks..

*sending buckets of healing dust your way*

 

[princessplease]

I am so sorry Kama!!!!!!!! Major healing dust for you! ::HUGS::

 

[kama_s]

Thank you so much for the well wishes and healing dust MonkeyPants, tigian, laypirate, ILTW, brooklyngirl, Octavia, PilsnPinkysMom, Gaby06, Danielle and princessplease.


When it rains it pours.....I came home to find my lil brother running 104 degrees F (40C) fever and I had to call my mum to drive him to the ER because I couldn''t walk. They kept him there to reduce his fever, it took EIGHT hours for it to come down to a 101 (38.5C)

Then my close friend called me to tell me her father passed away from a heart attack this morning. And I can''t be there to help her because...I CAN''T WALK

Ugh.

Icing it and keeping the leg elevated all day. Once the swelling reduces I''m going to use an ankle brace. I didn''t go see an MD yet, my SIL (who is a family physician) was with us at the cottage and she took a look at it. She said it was too early to know the extent of the damage. So in another 2-3 days if it''s still swollen and isn''t healing, I''ll go get an x-ray done, and possibly even some physiotherapy.

 

[CDNinNYC]

Oh, that''s awful, Kama! I hope you heal quickly! I know exactly how you feel; two days before our wedding I went about town in Playa del Carmen without sunscreen. I got a killer sunburn on my shoulders and couldn''t stop kicking myself for my stupidity. Hopefully ice and pain meds will help?

 

[KatyWI]

Oh no! Poor you!!!!

Stay off it! Hopefully it''s not TOO bad!!!

***DUST*** for a quickly healing ankle headed your way!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Oh my Gosh!!

I am so sorry hun! Sending prayers and healing dust..

 

[kama_s]

Thanks for your thoughts, KatyWI and SarahlovesJS.

Sarah, can you believe this....3 weeks out??? I knew something like this would happen when I posted on your thread re: sickness.

 

[kama_s]

Date: 6/7/2009 10:01:51 PM
Author: CDNinNYC
Oh, that''s awful, Kama! I hope you heal quickly! I know exactly how you feel; two days before our wedding I went about town in Playa del Carmen without sunscreen. I got a killer sunburn on my shoulders and couldn''t stop kicking myself for my stupidity. Hopefully ice and pain meds will help?

Thanks CDN. Sunburns are AWFUL. I was very careful throughout the trip with the sun to avoid getting sunburnt...I even wore a hoodie when we were out on the boat only to slip and fall later. Honestly, kicking myself on the bad decision.

 

[JerseyGrl81]

Oh no Kama, what bad news you have been getting. I hope that you ankle heals quickly and that you are better in time for your wedding to enjoy a night of dancing! A few years back I injured my ankle pretty badly, it killed for about three days and I couldn''t walk on it. The good news is that felt much better in about a week! Good Luck!

 

[AmberGretchen]

So sorry to hear about your injury kama! I really really hope it heals up ASAP and that you''re better for the wedding.

 

[ilovesparkles]

Sending you lots of healing dust and hugs! Ice, ice, ice. Put it up, take an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen or aspirin! Use a muscle analgesic like aspercream. Tomorrow, I will try to find the time to write more specific advice (I am an occupational therapist and my dad is a physical therapist). I hope you feel better!

 

[bee*]

Oh no!! Sending tons and tons of healing dust! Try and rest it for as much as you can.

 

[lauralu]

sorry to hear this news. I feel really badly for you and I am sending tons of positive thoughts your way. Hoping your ankle heals quickly.

Hopefully you have someone you can have run some errands for you so you can stay off your ankle as much as possible.

Again, so sorry....take care and keep us updated on how you are...

 

[allycat0303]

I really hope it''s a mild sprain! I''m sure your SIL told you, but don''t forget the ice 20 minutes every 3-4 hours a day for the first 48 hours! Are you sure you don''t want to get that x-ray ASAP? Even with the swelling you''ll know if it''s broken. GRRR! At least you are 3 weeks out. There is time for it to heal enough that you can wear those sandals.

I hope your brother feels better too!

We can always say that if all the bad stuff out of the way now, then you''re wedding will go smoothly.

Hugs!

 

[jcarlylew]

kama = oh un i''m sorry! I broke my foot/ sprained ankle recently and boy, it sucked.
On the positive note, while the broken foot was more serious of the two, i was able to walk a lot better by the next week becuase the sprain was healing faster than the foot. just make sure to talk a couple days off to stay off that foot!

good luck and dust to heal fast!!

 

[Lilac]

I''m so sorry you hurt your ankle!! I really hope it feels better soon, but if I were you I would get to the doctor ASAP. My aunt walked around with a broke arm for 2 weeks because she thought there was no way it could be broken, and finally she went and found out it WAS. Sometimes doctors will also give you stronger anti-inflammatories than just regular ibuprofen so I really think seeing a doctor is a good idea when your wedding is 3 weeks away. I really hope you heal quickly and feel better soon!

Although I didn''t hurt it that badly, 3 DAYS before my wedding I walked somewhere without my glasses or contacts (unbelievably stupid because I''m practically blind without glasses/contacts) and I missed a step and twisted my ankle. Thought I broke it - it was soooo painful. The next 2 days before the wedding I was limping around, not sure if I would even be able to walk down the aisle. My dad is an orthopedic surgeon so I asked him to bring a whole bunch of ace bandages to the wedding and I was able to wrap my ankle in one and wore pretty shoes for the ceremony (and nobody saw the ace bandage) and I changed into comfortable sneakers for the dancing. I guess with all the adrenaline and excitement I barely even felt the ankle pain during the wedding! (Although it hurt a TON afterwards

)

Again, I really hope you feel better soon and keep putting that ice on!

 

[kama_s]

My ankle feels SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better today!! Thank you for all the well wishes, ladies - I''m certain all the healing dust has helped tremendously! Thank you once again Jerseygrl81, AmberG, ilovesparkles, bee*, lauralu, Ally, jcarlylew (cool new av btw!) and lilac.

The swelling has gone down quite a bit and it''s much less painful than the past two days. I''m hoping I''m able to walk around normally by the end of the week.

I''M GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK DOWN THAT DAMN AISLE!!!!!!!! Woohooo!

 

[kama_s]

Date: 6/8/2009 12:10:32 AM
Author: ilovesparkles
Sending you lots of healing dust and hugs! Ice, ice, ice. Put it up, take an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen or aspirin! Use a muscle analgesic like aspercream. Tomorrow, I will try to find the time to write more specific advice (I am an occupational therapist and my dad is a physical therapist). I hope you feel better!

That''s exactly what I''ve been doing! I only had ibuprofen on me at the cottage after my fall, but as soon as I got home I dug into my medicine closet to see if I had any spare naproxen lying around. Unfortunately none left, so I took Diclofenac instead. That is what got my inflammation down, along with the ice.

Starting tomorrow I''m going to do alternate hot and cold compresses. And then in the next few days I''ll begin some ankle exercises...do you have any that you can suggest?

Thanks for the hugs and healing dust!

 

[Gypsy]

I''m so sorry honey. ((HUGS)). It will heal in 3 weeks, just make sure the MD is treating it aggressively. Go to a sports injury specialist if you need too. ((BIG HUGS))

 

[kama_s]

Date: 6/8/2009 6:52:03 AM
Author: allycat0303
I really hope it''s a mild sprain! I''m sure your SIL told you, but don''t forget the ice 20 minutes every 3-4 hours a day for the first 48 hours! Are you sure you don''t want to get that x-ray ASAP? Even with the swelling you''ll know if it''s broken. GRRR! At least you are 3 weeks out. There is time for it to heal enough that you can wear those sandals.

I hope your brother feels better too!

We can always say that if all the bad stuff out of the way now, then you''re wedding will go smoothly.

Hugs!

Yup, yup. It''s on ice all day yesterday and today! I dont think I broke my ankle, I''ve been able to walk around a bit today. I just can''t put much pressure on that foot, but the pain is not half as much as it was yesterday.

I hope you''re right about that - I''m soooo done with bad news at this point! I feel like I''m the one bringing people bad luck...ye-gads.

 

[kama_s]

Date: 6/9/2009 1:02:04 AM
Author: Gypsy
I''m so sorry honey. ((HUGS)). It will heal in 3 weeks, just make sure the MD is treating it aggressively. Go to a sports injury specialist if you need too. ((BIG HUGS))

Thanks for the wishes, Gypsy! I''m home-treating it right now, but if it doesn''t get better within the week I''ll be making an appointment asap. If nothing else works, I''ll go get a session or two of physiotherapy before the wedding. I also have an ankle brace I can wear at the wedding, but I''m hoping it''s healed by then (and it''s looking positive so far) so I can boogie with my friends and family all night long!