Yesterday morning while climbing the stairs to my boat, which was still up on the hard, and carrying a very heavy bag of wet laundry, I fell.
I fell about 10 feet, had no time to protect myself, and struck/twisted my right ankle.
Fortunately I missed the metal spike which was holding one of the braces in place. Had I hit that I would've been very seriously injured.
I spent the day and night resting my ankle and periodically applying ice packs.
The good news is that the injury SEEMS to be a major sprain and had been responding well. The swelling has now decreased some 36 hours post-trauma and I can put weight on my leg without pain. Walking is a WHOLE other story.
Suffice it to say I'm taking it easy and don't have any great new photos.
What is the lesson learned? Be extra vigilant and remember that I'm not 62 anymore.
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Oh no! Keep icing it and keep it elevated. When you do start walking, take it easy--don't over do it. I am the Queen of the Twisted Ankle, so I really do sympathise. If you've got them, take paracetamol (Tylenol)( for the pain) and Ibruprophen (for the swelling)--yes, you can take the two together. I'm sure you know all this.
Take care of yourself. Your armchair sailors really look forward to your blogs!
Ten feet is a long way down type of fall. Get well soon.
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