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[verbicide]

Ankle has swollen up. A fact I was able to largely ignore for awhile by not taking off my sock and looking at it. Whine.

Sarah came over; we watched West Wing - Season One and drank blended things. Sarah was very nice and crushed up some ice into an ice pack for me when my make-shift broccoli thing completely smushed up and went warm.

But it still hurts and I can't find an ace bandage and I'm really mad because I had a lot of errands to run tomorrow. Not to mention starting up aerobics again as of this Tuesday which now may not happen. I'm nervous I won't be able to drive my stick-shift and I've got to get to Bellevue. I'm sure I'll figure it out, and obviously my life won't end if I have to cancel my appt there, but the timing was perfect with the day off and just argggh.

After sitting around with it elevated and iced and taking ibuprofen, I expected it to be better. But it really hurt to stand up and hobble around on it again. Arrrrrrrrrrgh. So frustrating. I'm nervous that it will stiffen up over night and be even more uncooperative tomorrow morning.

What's the fastest way to heal a sprained ankle?

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[merhawk]

After sitting around with it elevated and iced and taking ibuprofen, I expected it to be better. But it really hurt to stand up and hobble around on it again. Arrrrrrrrrrgh. So frustrating. I'm nervous that it will stiffen up over night and be ever more uncooperative tomorrow morning.

What's the fastest way to heal a sprained ankle?

You're pretty much doing it. Ice it, take muscle relaxants, stay off it, and (if you can't) keep it bound so that you don't hurt it more.

If it's a bad sprain, it's not going to heal overnight. But it probably will feel better in the morning.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

It does feel better. But when I stay off it, it seems to stiffen up as opposed to when I move around on it (with support).

Luckily it's not a bad sprain and it does feel better this morning. Whew.

[merhawk]

I know what you mean about stiffening up. But sometimes it needs to do that to get better - it's your body's way of saying "Don't jostle me, I'm hurt!"

HI

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

I found a post of yours on euphrasie's LJ - and I'm going to add you to my friends' list if that's okay. I'm a total animal lover too - though much of my fawning adoration is directed at my two chihuahuas (our cats aren't as attention-seeking). :)

Re: HI

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

That's more than okay--welcome! :)