I took a trip to the big city to see my kids for my 65th birthday and was having a great time. The day after I slipped on the curb walking my overwhelmed country dogs and heard a pop. I was wearing dumb slip on sketchers so I wouldn’t get my good walking shoes dirty. Thought I rolled my ankle but I broke my 5th metatarsal at the ankle bone, nice and clean, so no surgery. This is my first broken bone though, and I’m pretty cranky about my loss of mobility. I was in a weird place mentally before this happened, and now I’m just slogging through the next 8-12 weeks hoping I heal enough to get my old life of gardening and hiking back. I’m just feeling really unlucky lately, although I know how much worse things could be. Still, nothing is easy, and not having two functional feet is really not easy.
I am hating the boot, it is heavy and painful and is rubbing on the other bones in my foot, so I’m keeping it off as much as I can. I’m hoping my two bored Aussie doodles don’t jump on it or cause me to fall again. Who knew crutches hurt so much, or how much work it is to get around on a knee scooter. My arms and leg are all sore from the overcompensating and hopping about. I’m doing all the things now that I’m home, resting, elevating and icing. I can’t bear the slightest weight on it yet, but I was told not to try for weeks until the bone sets. I keep waiting for the ugly bruising and swelling to go away, but they are taking their time.
Anyway, if anyone wants to chime in with their broken bone or rolled ankle stories, or offer suggestions or just agree that this too sucks, I’m wide open. Doing nothing is hard work. Puzzles, word games, tv shows, reading, I’m trying to keep myself from going stir crazy in this forced slowdown.
Be careful out there, it’s the dumbest stuff that gets us sometimes.
BW: 64 WH: 64 Both 57 on Dday, M 37 years, 2 grown kids. WH had 9 year A with MOW, 7 month false R, multiple DDays from 2017 - 2022, with five years of trickle truth and lies. I got rid of her with one email. Reconciling, or trying to.
