So would you like to know what the doctor said about my "exploded" foot? Ankle sprain. Nothing exciting, but definitely annoying. 2 weeks at least of NO running. After that, start with walking and gradually build up to running 2 miles. "Be super careful--this could drag on for months if you aren't careful. Your chances of re-injuring this are really high."
I did it on Monday, on my run with my little boy. It has nothing to do with the wonderful, awesome run last Saturday. I rolled my ankle, felt nothing unusual, finished the run feeling fine, and then it started to bug...then it started to ache, then it started to hurt, then it started to REALLY hurt. THEN I had to walk to get my son home from school because they CLOSED my dang road for resurfacing and I COULD NOT use my car. I thought I was gonna die. I kept thinking, "The pioneers walked all the way across the country, for goodness sakes, and they didn't die. I won't die from walking 1.2 miles...." And then I thought, "actually, many of the pioneers DID die. I am a goner." And the rest of the walk was just "ow. ow. ow. ow. ow..."
In the spectrum of bad things that can happen in a life (on a scale of 1-10) spraining your ankle has to be about a .35, possibly as high as .5. Not much. Nevertheless, I am very much put out. |