An Accident Waiting to Happen

This week I decided that I was going to start running. Now for anyone who really knows me, you know that I HATE to run. Well not anymore!!!! Since my surgery running is a lot more enjoyable. So any ways, Monday I got up early and decided to go the the dam (Lake Murray Dam, it's about 3 miles down and back). Now I know what you're thinking...I went out there and just started running....NO I DIDN'T!!!!!! I began walking at my normal walking speed and once I got to the dams halfway point I decided that I would run. So I was listening to my iPod and had a brillant thought, I will run 2 minutes and then walk for 3-5 minutes. And that is what I did. I never once struggled and I really felt good afterwards, well other than my hands feeling numb (it was like 30 degrees). I even was smart enough to stretch once I got back to my car. I got home and told Barry how good it was to do it and how nice it was to have some "me" time in God's creation. I also shared that I was starting feel it. I knew that I'd feel it, but I never imagined the pain that was to come. So that afternoon I had to go pick up Brandi, the girl I watch in the afternoons. I started loading up the boys and thought to myself that my foot hurts...weird. Picked her up and got home and we went outside to play. I had on my wonderful Croc shoes and thought that maybe I should wear my tennis shoes to help support it. Well I went about my business and the pain kept getting a little worse. Tuesday morning rolled around and I went to get up and couldn't step on my foot. I realized that it actually felt better to stand on my toes...crazy huh? Again I went about my day and it started feeling a little better once I walked around on it more. Wednesday morning came and it hurt a little worse. I thought to myself that it felt better yesterday after walking around on it, so I'm going to head to the dam again and walk out the pain. I get there and start walking. It's a little sore, but no pain no gain, right? I get a almost to the other end of the dam and OUCH! It really hurt. I then had an even more brillant thought, I'll run, maybe that will help it feel better since that is the way I had to have hurt it. I begin running and yesssss it felt so much better. I also think that in my head I knew I would be able to finish faster and get off the darn foot. I FINALLY finished and got to my car. I stretched it, my legs, everything and it still hurt. I decided to take off my shoe and it felt a little better. Got home iced and ever tried wrapping it. Barry laughed and informed me that I'm not made to run...can I ask who exactly IS made to run? And don't we all have to start somewhere right? Well Thursday morning I got up in the middle of the night to comfort Eli (he has bronchitis and a double ear infection..fun...fun) and went to step out of my bed and OUCH!!!! My foot hurt so bad that I fell. I sucked it up and went to do my mommy job. I got up later (7:30am) and told Barry that I thought I needed to go to the doctors now. My foot hurt way worse and I couldn't even put pressure on it to stand or walk. He said you probably sprained or strained something and that I didn't need to go to the docs, it would heal by itself and that I needed to stay off of it and rest it more than I was. HELLO!!!! Did he forget that WE have 2 boys, one of which has way more energy than a normal child and then one who is so sick that everytime he coughs he pukes and now he is screaming about something else...his ear? I informed that that was probably impossible, but I would try. I then decided that I'd call the orthopedic doc and get an appointment. And I did! After a full day of errands and taking care children I was SO glad to be going to the docs for my foot. Then the phone rings and NOW he can't see me!!! But its 5:30pm and no other docs is open and like what is the chance I could get in tomorrow if I call for an appt. The nurse did say that the symptoms I described sounded like a sprain or stress fracture. And that if I could find an orthopedic boot it might help with the pain. So brillant me found one, I've got a great friend with hook ups...LOL. She brought me one and I put it one and WaLaw!!!!! My foot felt great!!!! So here is a picture of my new gear. I think its pretty hot if you know what I mean. Now, I wonder if I could go walking in it? Hummm.....