thurs. night 11:00 should have been in bed;i took a step out my front door and my ankle twisted something fierce. my leg which is paralysed jumped in the air in reaction to this and then didn't want to go back on the ground. i had this happen(leg jumping not coming down)as a physical reaction to the pain;this happened once before from a previous brace. my neurologist said it was a way the leg was trying to protect itself. here it was my ankle. by the time i made it to the bedroom it was severely swollen ,less than 5 min later,.and felt like i had a hard boiled egg placed under the skin. i slept with the ankle on a cold pack all night and the swelling was down some in the morning. so i decided to wait until mon. to see if it was still bothering me. it was. it also turned different shades of purple, brown and yellow. my son who had tore his ligament in football said this was looking the same. i called my primary today, knowing i would need x-rays. said to go to an orthopedtic dr. we have a personal friend, also my husband's orthopedic dr,. who was able to get me a 2:15 app't. x-rays were taken-2x's because my ankle refused to cooperate. dr. had to physically hold it in place using lead gloves to get a picture. fortunately it wasn't broken but a bad ligament sprain. i was told to always wear an ankle brace at all times and come back in 6 weeks;and basically lay low. holiday shopping from computer or cash. not a loss since i don't want to be out in the crowds and cold anyway..he really couldn't do anything but at least i knew then it wasn't broken,which was my main concern;.not too much of a set-back. just hurts and kind of touchy.

i also got a script to evaluate and treat hand which is very contracted for the bioness h200. i want to see if it will extend my fingers .i'll let you know how i make out .i use a walkaide on my leg but apparently it wasn't in the right place nor at the correct setting when i hurt the ankle. while at the dr. i put the setting higher and hit the exercise mode .the dr. was impressed how it corrected my severe inversion and said i could do that a few times a day instead of therapy. a much better idea during the winter months.i have a tendency to do the go big thing stroke,ankle;really not too big ;but if i call the dr. he knows there really is a problem .

i wanted to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving and watch out for the black fri. madness .i'll be on my couch exercising my ankle.blessings lynn