Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The visible and the invisible...

I rolled my ankle last week, pretty badly at that. I was worried it might be broken since the swelling wouldn't go down and my ankle was huge. So, they had me come down to the hospital to get it x-rayed. X-ray said no break, thankfully, but the sub-dermal swelling was so bad that it was clouding the x-ray. Woo? Go me. I'm a professional klutz. My back was all better for three days and then I go and do this. Blah.
The pain is god awful, and it hurts my wrists and shoulders and ribs to use the crutches. Ergo, I don't do a lot. I haven't cooked for Loki in I don't know how long and I haven't been able to help clean. I'm useless, and its frustrating. Worse, I want to snap at the people who are only trying to be helpful. It just irritates me that I struggle with heavy doors on a regular basis, but now that I'm on crutches people notice and are more willing to help. People don't give me dirty looks when I use a scooter at the store because my ankle is wrapped. It just boils my blood, I can't help it. I mean, I help people with doors when both my legs are working, and they don't have to be hurt for me to do it. Why are people so damned stupid?

2 comments:

  1. hey izzy, hope your ankle quickly heals up, ouch. yeah isnt it shameful for others when you have something visible on display they get the hint, yet our normal everyday life isnt so transparent. take care. x

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  2. Me too. I'm walking on it now, though I probably shouldn't be. I just can't stand the crutches anymore. I have bruises on my ribs and under arms from them and my wrists are killing me. :/ I wish I had a chair.

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