So, full of optimism, I went out on Saturday for a run-walk session after the rain. Slipped on some loose gravel and felt a wrench around my ankle and found myself on the ground. Called Mr grumpy to collect me and spent the weekend on the sofa. Went for an x-ray today because I still couldn't stand on it, and yes, I have a broken ankle ๐ญ
Got a lovely black boot and the prospect of wearing it for 6-8 weeks. Gah!!!!!
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Oh noooooooo GOG, what bad news. Iโm so sorry. I suppose you know what youโre contending with which is one thing I guess. Doesnโt make it any easier for you at the moment though. โน๏ธ
Hereโs a (((hug))) from me in the meantime. ๐
Sorry about your injury GOG, that is dreadful news, I hope you're injury will heal as quickly as possible, in the meantime you can rest and read all the posts on this forum, like Cheekychipmunks I also will give you a Scottish (((hug)))
Oh no! Thatโs not good ๐ I really feel for you. When you feel like it you could work on your upper body a bit and return to running looking like Popeye ๐ช
Oh! Oh! I am so sorry! That must have been really painful. Ohhh! Here are some flowers for you. ๐น๐ธ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ท๐ They don't need watering so you won't need to give that job to Mr Grumpy. I do hope that you find all sorts of things that you can do over the next 6 weeks.
Some of my plants even with my attention seem to struggle to thrive. What happened to my runner beans this year? I have no idea. Can you use crutches, not necessarily for gardening duties, but just to get about? I loved my crutches when I had a fractured pelvis. Without them I could not walk one step. With them I was away! Stairs as well!
I've been issued with crutches because I mustn't put any weight on the foot. Not allowed to tackle stairs until I've had some practice with crutches, and we've got lots of steps and a sloping garden. so maybe in a couple of weeks I'll be able to venture down there. I was ridiculously pleased when I got them, and my friend has also offered the loan of a zimmer frame (!) this may be really useful for gardening once i can get down there. My runners are doing ok if a bit behind, but my peas are very shy. Probably been eaten by slugs now...
Oh no, that's awful, sending hugs your way. I hope once the pain settles down a bit you can find some things to keep you busy and occupied... hopefully the time will fly by. Lots of tlc from Mr Grumpy needed!
What a shame itโs my worst fear and I do feel for you. On the bright side no excuses to not catch up with all those box sets and books you have meant to read. Definitely a time to be spoilt rotten xx
Oh no! All my sympathy. I had four and a half months off last year with a foot stress fracture (one month wasted before the actual diagnosis, so you're already ahead of the game). It wasn't fun. Read my posts and you'll see there were dark moments! But. It wasn't all bad.
Looking back now here's some positive thoughts:
It really was just a small blip
My first comeback run was such an emotional highpoint, it's right up there with many positive milestones in my life
Finding Caroline Jordan youtube videos was a life saver
Discovering cycling for fitness (even with my orthopaedic boot) was a life changer - I loved it and still do, it saved my sanity and brought me back stronger than ever
C25K second time around was a lot easier
Many PBs have followed that lay off
I still love running
Stick around if you can, post your progress regularly and let the mass of support and encouragement here help you through this. Theres a lot of light at the end of the tunnel. Hugs, positive thoughts and speedy healing ๐
Absobloominlutely! Pity you had to resort to such lengths, makes me glad I went to the walk in centre (formerly known as A&E ๐) so got sent straight in for x-ray.
That is just not right! A total injustice at any time, but after all of your hard work? A crime against humanity doesnโt begin to describe it! Stay strong grumps, you will get through this and come back better than ever. Hopefully you can still work on your hip? Large ๐ค from me.
Not sure BC, the fracture clinic just called me, I have to be non weight bearing ๐ฌ so this could take a while. And of course it's the same bleeping side as the dodgy hip. My left glutes however are having a terrific workout!
None weight bearing, so crutches? You know that all you can do is follow the advice, but what awful luck!
Just finished my new exercises; took me an hour and a half!! Hopefully that will speed up when I get the hang of them. I canโt moan though, glad to be on the mend.
Keep us updated grumps...feel free to moan incessantly!! ๐ค
Do you know, I always take my phone just in case but I nearly forgot it. I remembered as I was heading out of the door, and for a second I thought, oh never mind you're not going far. Thank goodness I thought better of it and went and found it.
Sorry to hear this knowing you was just back on the comeback trail. Hope you manage to heal quickly. Plenty of rest it is. Good luck with the recovery.
Thanks Pap, my running feels like a game of snakes and ladders, and I just slid all the way down the big ๐. Ah well, rest and start again I suppose. Nice to see you are still going great guns though ๐
Thanks going strength to strength not running further though just consistently 5Ks but times improving nearly each run ๐โโ๏ธ. You will be back.
Oh no!! I fractured mine a couple of years ago just as Iโd reached 10k runs!! I was gutted. Bit of advice though. Look on Amazon for a leveller for your other shoe. When I did mine they gave me a boot and wrist crutches and Iโd also sprained my wrist so THAT was painful anyway. But I found that heaving my self about on lopsided shoes made my other hip ache a lot. I searched in Google and found out about these things, they look a bit like a strap on sandal and you can wear them over your ordinary shoe on your good foot and they level you up. Made all the difference to me
Iโve only just seen your post GOG, so Iโm very late responding but Iโm so sorry to hear about your ankle. How quickly our lives can change from bimbling along nicely to absolute s..t! Iโm sure MrG will look after you well and I hope youโre on the mend soon!
๐ Ain't that the truth! ๐ Mr grumpy is still recovering from his first supermarket shop in lockdown (I've been doing it until now, he's working from home). Apparently people (men on their mobiles) were ignoring social distancing in there, so he was very much Mr grumpy by the time he got home ๐ฌ Finally got my first online Sainsbury's slot for the weekend though, so he's been spared a return trip for now. Bless.๐
Yay!! Thatโs good news I have always shopped with Sainsburyโs online but used to like to pop in for a shop if I had time but I have been so glad of it since lockdown. Apart from a Farmbox of fruit and veg at the beginning ( which I would have continued with but they inexplicably put the price up from ยฃ11 to ยฃ17 the second week of lockdown ...hmm) I have done all my shopping through Sainsburyโs. Then after the first month, when I accidentally ordered 1 banana instead of 1kg, I also pop in and grab a bunch of bananas in my little Coop, just down the road from me, on my way back from a run or a walk. They have been v good with whole SD thing since it started...limiting numbers of people in the shop when busy. I havenโt ventured into a big supermarket since end of Feb.
My son, who was made redundant end of Feb, has got a part time position as an online shop picker at our local Tesco and he said lots of customer have no idea of Soc Distancing, leaning over him to get things, rather than just saying excuse me please.
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