Not-really-gory photos

[rachelmanija]

Do not click unless you are in the mood for "Wanna see my broken foot?" Cut for photos of bruised foot (and a cat).

The photos don't really do it justice, especially of the top of the foot - there's very dark bruising at the base of my toes that didn't show up well. On the bottom, the bruise is actually darker and extends to the side of the foot. However, you can see how it's swollen so all the wrinkles have vanished. The red marks are from pre-existing blisters, not blood poisoning. ;)

Comments

[mme_hardy]

Oh, you poor *pumpkin*! That looks painful.

[rachelmanija]

It is. If the doctor tells me I have to sleep with the boot I'm going to demand painkillers, because that hurt so much that I've been taking it off before bed.

[mme_hardy]

Huh. When I sprained my ankle last fall the doctor wanted me on continuous NSAIDs to keep the swelling down. Different doctors, different methods.

[feldman]

Oh ouch! The only bone I've ever broken was a foot bone, that truly sucks, I hope you recover speedily!

[rachelmanija]

How was your recovery? Did you use crutches?

[pameladean]

Ow ow FUCKING ow.

Erin seems justifiably concerned.

Did they tell you to ice it?

P.

[rachelmanija]

Yep. This is the amount of swelling WITH icing/elevation.

[oracne]

Owww!

[graydon]

You did that up proper, you did.

That's by-no-means-excessive swelling for the type of injury. If the camera-shy purple bits are not spreading and it's been a day or two, that's good, too; not much internal bleeding. (You know about aspirin being Right Out under the circumstances?) Still going to be severely miserable; sympathy!

Ibuprofen can be a big help. Last time I was in the ER for a muscle tear, I got given naproxen, which was nigh-miraculous at reducing the swelling. If you can get it, that might be an idea.

I so hope none of your cats like to sleep on your feet!

[rachelmanija]

Oh, yeah, naproxen is over the counter here. I'll try some.

The cats have been shoved off my foot with great prejudice and have now learned to avoid it. I am still having to repeatedly evict them from the chair I'm using as a wheelchair.

[naomikritzer]

I find naproxen to be slower-acting but better-working than ibuprofen. My husband finds it to be easier on his stomach (but his digestive tract responds really badly to ibuprofen.) I rarely get an upset stomach from drugs BUT when I was in Paris and developed plantar fasciitis and my doctor friend told me I could take the double dose of Naproxen twice a day if I wanted to, after about five days of this I noticed that I was feeling nauseated all the time and it occurred to me after another two days that MAYBE this was because I was taking a higher-than-OTC-recommendations dose of a drug known to be irritating to the stomach?

Anyway, uh, my point here is, if your stomach gets cranky, make sure you're taking your NSAIDS with food or maybe cut back on the dosage.

[movingfinger]

Ibuprofen gel would be good for this.

[rachelmanija]

Thanks! I will order some. I just now tripped over a curb, went sprawling, and landed on it. AGAIN.

[minoanmiss]

Dramatic foot comparison! And a cat.

[julian]

That's quite impressive swelling. (Also: Ow!)

[vass]

Wow, that is some downright heroic bruising and swelling.

[kore]

OWWWWWWW FUCK OW.

Are those the boot strap marks? OW.

[rachelmanija]

Yep! There's enough swelling extending up my ankle that those sorts of marks stay for a while.

[lilacsigil]

That looks like some kind of forced perspective foot, one Gandalf and one hobbit! Oh dear! I broke my foot as a teenager (it wasn't diagnosed or treated at the time) and my main problem ever since is that now one of my feet is much taller than the other, so I have to shoe shop with caution. Keep reducing that swelling and keep everything in place as much as you can now!

[nenya_kanadka]

Ooh, that reminds me of the time I fucked up my knee in a minor MVA. Nothing broken, but ridiculous swelling; could not wear jeans for a few days.

OW! And I hope it heals speedily and with as little trouble as possible.

(Hi, kitty! *scritchy scritch scritch!*)

[telophase]

I'm surprised you didn't get one of these since they're all over the university here.

Good luck! I ended up being unable to take any NSAID but ibuprofen after taking naproxen for an extended period after hurting my back. (note: if your non-swollen ankle starts swelling after taking an NSAID, stop that NSAID immediately.)

[rachelmanija]

Will do!

[monanotlisa]

OUCH!

Still, thanks for sharing. Ouch. Would you like to receive something to make you more comfy? I forgot to cancel my Amazon Prime. Might as well use it to help you (and Jeff Bezos, alas).

[rachelmanija]

SURE. Thanks!

[rachelmanija]

Thank you very much! I've been using it a lot.