Comments | angel_one: So much for walking

angel_one

So much for walking

Jan 10, 2010 18:01

I went for a hike in Mission Gorge trails this afternoon and about 10 minutes I fell and sprained my ankle really bad. I probably would have a broken ankle except that I already broke that ankle a few years ago and have a metal rod there now. Damn it. So much for my plans to run the treadmill and hike every day. I don't know if I will even be ( Read more... )

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jkrissw January 11 2010, 03:08:03 UTC

Oh no! Damn - that's a tough bit of unpleasantness! I had a sprained ankle about 15 yrs ago, and it was a b---h.

aboutagirl777 January 11 2010, 04:50:36 UTC

Wow, I didn't know you have a rod in your leg.

angel_one January 11 2010, 07:56:57 UTC

yeah... i broke my ankle REALLY bad one new years eve several years ago... broke the bone straight through, dislocated my foot.. it wasn't pretty. now it has an 8 inch flat piece of metal and a bunch of screws in it.. you can actually feel the screws under the skin in some areas.. verrrrry creepy.

jkrissw January 11 2010, 14:54:59 UTC

I have various bolts & pins in my left foot from where they reconstructed the arch 6 years ago. It's enough to set up a hand-held security wand at the airport.

psychojon January 11 2010, 21:32:45 UTC

That sucks, I've been hiking up Cowles Mountain twice a week in the morning, if you feeling up for it after your foots better you could probably join my friend and myself.