Posted by Lori
on July 10, 2009, 12:10 am
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and I couldn't get up. I was walking down the back steps today and I think I thought I was at the end but I wasn't. Ended up falling down the last few steps. Landed on the outside of my left ankle (that's my bad sciatica side) my leg buckled, and I went down to my hip.
I knew as soon as I started falling it was bad. OMG---did it hurt! My ankle started swelling immediately. I felt like I was either going to throw up or pass out, but I think they kinda canceled each other out. I had to crawl up the steps and into my apartment. Managed to get to the fridge and get ice on it. I called my friend and she came over and took me to the hospital. Spent over 6 hours in the ER. They X-rayed it and luckily it's not broken. Dr. said it was a very bad sprain, with the ligaments torn away from the bone.
So now I've got a air splint on it, which helps a lot. And crutches. Oy vey.
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