I've written before about being a klutz. It's a natural talent, just lucky enough to be born that way, I guess. It usually is something that happens, I get embarrassed or not, and move on. After my Thursday morning klutz I haven't moved quite as much.
I had my boots on. I promised JDR a picture of these but I haven't gotten to that point yet. Anyway, I had my boots on and with my purse and computer bag over my shoulder I got to the top of the four steps leading to the back door. This was inside, mind you.
For some reason, my foot on the top step decided it didn't need to let me travel down the stairs. Unfortunately, the rest of my body hadn't gotten that message. So what ended up happening was that both of my feet folded up under me, forcing my knees to really bend and go ahead of me down the steps.
All I could think of, besides pain, when I stopped moving was that my ankles were at very unnatural angles to my legs. I had to pull them out from under me, all the while yelling things like ow and shit. Ichabod was still home and he came running over to see what had happened.
I checked them out and the bones were all still where they were supposed to be, but it hurt like hell. He would've carried me back in, if need be. But while he got my purse and computer for me, I butt-scooted back up the steps. Then I took some tentative steps. It hurt, but I could still walk.
Most of the rest of the day was spent in my comfy chair with ice packs on my legs and ankles. As it turned out, my left ankle and right knee took the biggest hits. Can't bend my right knee past a 90 degree angle, and the left ankle just decides to remind me, when it feels like it, that I put it through unnecessary hell.
I didn't think to take pictures until today, so things have probably gone down a bit. There wasn't much swelling in my knee, so I've spared your eyes that picture. But here's a picture from the top, showing the difference in the two ankles.
Here's the right ankle with just a little bit of swelling behind the ankle bone.
Now, here's the left one.
So I've been working from home, reading, and watching movies. I hope it's a long, long time before I pull a stunt like this one again.
Labels: ankles, fall, klutz