Freaking sprained ankle, ugh

R

red_mct

Cathlete
So... I fell while walking the dog a couple of weeks ago and sprained my ankle. Silly me kept thinking it would feel better *any moment now* and mostly didn't bother with icing or taking anti-inflammatories regularly. But it didn't heal and as I kept dragging my foot around behind me like Quasimodo, I ended up at the doctor's earlier this week. It is not fractured, which is a relief, but he did say it is likely some ligament damage, aggravated by achilles tendonitis, and that takes a long time to heal. He said I don't have to STOP working out, but that I have to "take it easy." I'm not sure what that means, and I'm pretty sure he's never seen a Cathe workout. Eh-hem. Anyway, every time I work out, my foot just THROBS, so I am really torn about not doing anything vs. trying to do it *very very carefully*. I am also on mega-anti-inflammatories, which are primarily killing my stomach, I think.

Sorry, did I mention I was venting?

So what do you think? Should I just lay off entirely? Or try to manipulate things so there's no pressure on my foot but I'm technically getting a workout? I know it's ridiculous, but I'm so afraid of ballooning up into the small buffalo I know I am genetically destined to be! x(

Marie
 
> I know it's ridiculous, but I'm
>so afraid of ballooning up into the small buffalo I know I am
>genetically destined to be! x(
>

I know that feeling Marie! I'm so sorry this happened to you. I often think those sprains or ligament damage are worse than fractures or breaks because they take longer to heal and are so easy to reinjure. ICK. When I really messed up my ankle the doc said no exertion for 7 WEEKS!!! That's like a death sentence. So I took about 10 days off completely, then did really good upper body stuff for a few days. After almost 3 weeks I wore an air cast and added incline walking on the treadmill. With that air cast on I was also able to add in some things like PLB. I really did give it the full 7 weeks before doing any thing with a higher intensity/impact, but as long as I kept the walking up I was at least able to stay sane (that assumes any of us Cathe work out fanatics are to begin with! :)) Make sure you let it heal. Good luck!


Lorrie

Pain is temporary - quitting lasts forever
Candace Grasso, CC-V-6
 
Hi,

There are lots of exercises that you can do while nursing your ankle. Be creative. It could be a great time to improve your upper body and core. You could also do some floorwork. I sprained my ankle a couple of falls ago and it was swollen for quite some time. I realized that I could still get in a workout without cardio.

Tracy
 
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