Yesterday started out great. I went in to work, had a good managers meeting, then I had to attend a meeting with all of the other SM's in Houston to go over some notes for a big visit we're having in July. It was a good meeting. I felt pretty good (except for the heartburn that I have almost 24 hours a day now). I had already decided that I was going home after the meeting, so when we were done Jacques and myself went to lunch. It was yummy and I had the chance to catch up with him and talk about baby stuff.
After that, I came home and took Puddy out. Usually he takes his sweet time taking care of everything he needs to take care of, but this time he was quick. Yay. I was making some plans to go relax in the pool (since there wasn't anyone there), and I stepped in this little hole in the grass and fell down. :( I heard my right ankle pop, and knew I had really messed it up. My immediate thought was ohmygodimpregnantandijustfelllikeonasoapoperasandimgonnalosethebaby! My stomach never hit the ground though. My knees and hands caught most of my weight. But the pain in my ankle HURT. Did I mention this was the same ankle I have broken twice before?
I called and spoke to one of the nurses in the doc's office, and she advised me to come in and they would check the heartbeat, and just to watch for any decrease in movement or bleeding that might occur. I did, and the baby seems fine. However my ankle is a different story. The doc I went to didn't want to do an x-ray because of the baby, so he just felt around and said that he didn't "think" it was broken. I had to go buy an air cast (sixty bucks!), and he said to wear it for six weeks. Yesterday I was fine with that diagnosis because I was worried about the kiddo. Today, I'm pissed off.
How the heck could he tell my just feeling my ankle if it was broken? It still hurts like hell. I can put weight on it, but not all of it. It's my right ankle so I can't drive. I can't take any pain meds besides Tylenol, and THAT SUCKS! I hardly got any sleep last night because of the throbbing pain.
It's still swollen, but not bruised. I don't know if that's good or bad. If the pain doesn't get better by tomorrow I'm going to see a different doctor. Yeesh, the last thing a pregnant woman needs is a bum ankle. I stayed home from work today to rest it, so we'll see what it feels like later this afternoon.
I still can't believe it happened. Of course, it HAD to be the uneven grass I was walking on that made me fall, and not because I'm almost 30 lbs heavier and off balance, right? :)
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Thanks. It really sucks. But I'm going to go to work tomorrow. We'll see how I do.
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