Happy Day

Two sweet babies had a photo shoot today, here are a few of my favs:

OUCH!

Last night while attending a meeting for work, I had a MAJOR OUCH! I really wish I had a cool story to go along with my injury but, I don't.  I actually feel like a really big dummy!  I was sitting in my chair and as the meeting was winding down, I began to get up to collect some papers for a door prize drawing.  As I started to stand, my ankle completely rolled out from under me and I fell straight to the floor.  Talk about embarrassment!  In front of a room full of Girl Scout leaders I'm laying on the floor with tears in my eyes.  Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge wimp and my pain tolerance is less than 0.  I got up and got myself back into my chair and I realized that I could really be hurt.  I roll my ankles A LOT, but I really felt like this was worse.  My toes were tingling and my ankle was throbbing!  I had agreed to stay after and speak with a concerned leader about some issues in her troop.  But as soon as I got myself out of that building, I burst into tears and called my mom.  She suggested I stop at her house on my way home (I think she may have underestimated the OUCH factor!), she said she'd look at it and put some ice on it.  When I got there, she looked at it and sent me to the recliner with an ice pack.  After about 30 minutes, she and I agreed that I probably needed to see a doctor.  Here comes the fun (and sad) part.  Mom had both my niece and nephew, who are both under the age of 2 and Keil was at work (a downfall of second shift) about an hour away.  So, I drove myself to the ER.  Luckily, on a Thursday night, they weren't that busy.  I was seen pretty quickly by a Triage Nurse and she said she was pretty sure I had a fracture. 

As I waited to go to X-ray, I was busy texting both my mom and Keil, keeping them updated.  Keil was ready to leave work, he had actually already asked his supervisor if it would be a problem.  And, mom was busy trying to get the babies to sleep so she could come sit with me.

After X-ray, I finally got to see a Dr. And, did I mention that I got to tell my super lame story at every stop.  How embarrassing?!  The doctor actually said to me, "So, you weren't running or even walking?  You just stood up?"  I simply shook my head.  Here are a couple cool pictures of my super fat ankle/foot!

This is the view from the side, I don't even think it looks like a foot.

And this, was my view.  I really wish I had gotten a pedicure yesterday :)  My little toes look like vienna sausages!

The GOOD News:  The ankle is not broken.  It has an Inversion Sprain, which basically means I hurt all of the ligaments on the outside of my ankle, the ones that hold my tibia, fibula and talus together. 

The BAD News (So, the Dr said):  I will wish it was broken because it's pretty severe and there is really nothing that can be done to "fix" it. 

AND, my 4th & 5th metatarsals are fractured.  Those are the little bones on the top of the foot that connect the toes to the ankle. 

So, they wrapped my entire foot, toe to lower calf, in something similar to an ace bandage but it's stronger to give support and but a hard brace around my ankle.  Oh, and I got some snazzy crutches (that I absolutely cannot walk on). 

For the next 7-10 days, I will be restricted to crutches and sleeping on the couch (because, I cannot get tackle the stairs).  Then, I have to go back and have another x-ray taken to see how the bones in my foot are healing.  The doctor said the only way they will heal is with lots of rest, which I am not good at!  I have been on this couch for WAY too long.  I'm going a little crazy and my dogs really want to take a walk.  Luckily, my mom offered to help and she brought me dinner tonight.  I've thought about offering to pay the little neighbor girl to walk the dogs a few times a day until I can do it again.

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Wow, really?!  Just by standing up!  You can't make this stuff up :)