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Published on December 20, 2004 By dharmagrl In Misc

I hurt myself at work today.

First, I burnt myself.  Not too bad, I just brushed the back of my hand against a hot popcorn machine kettle.

Then, I sprained my ankle.  I was putting boxes of candy away in the warehouse...we had had a delivery and the boxes needed to be taken off the wooden pallette it came on and put up on the shelves.  So, there I was with a 20lb box of Wonka Runts in my hands, and I stepped half-on, half-off the pallette and turned my foot up underneath my leg.

It made a sickening crunchy popping noise, there was a flare of pain...then nothing.  Numbness.  For about 10 mins.  I knew I had sprained it, I've done it before....so I went off and got some ice from the produce department and sat with a bag of ice on the egg that was growing on the side of my foot.  That's when it started to hurt.

Now, it hurts to bear weight (I can, but it hurts)...but it hurts more to move my foot up and down and curl my toes.  I've iced it, I've elevated it, I've taken some Bextra.  The knot on the side of my foot is still visible, and it's starting to bruise. There's really not much else I can do for it...except be more careful on it.

 

I'm having a klutzy day today.  It happens pretty regularly.  I don't understand why I have days like this.  I'm usually not this clumsy.....


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on Dec 21, 2004
I never thought that adopted grand daughter can inherit something like klutziness.... but I guess they can
on Dec 21, 2004

Well, I went to see my doctor today, and it's not broken.  I do however, have a 2nd degree sprain, which means I've torn a couple of ligaments.  I have to wear a silly ankle 'boot' brace and use my cane to walk with for a couple of weeks, then I have to go and do physical therapy to try and make sure this doesn't happen again.

Still, it could be worse. 

 

 

on Dec 22, 2004
I'm sorry to hear that your ankle is that bad..
I hope that it heals quickly!
on Dec 22, 2004
feel better, dharma, love!
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