r/mildlyinfuriating • u/SparkOfLogic • 4h ago

Abrupt Grounding Rest and Elevate. NSFW

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It completely pisses me off that it's possible to make one wrong movement or put too much stress for too long and be down and out for 3 or more days. It's been 72 hours since the injury flare and I'm improving but still can't put on direct weight.

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u/LowLandTiller 4h ago

work on some range of motion, too much rest and you get stiff it does need to be worked a little

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Thanks. That's actually some of the best advice I've heard on Reddit about the issue. I'm doing circles with the ankle and calf stretches but I need it to completely heal before I put anything serious behind it.

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u/i-eat-dolphins 4h ago

You can push yourself more than you think you can especially after 72 hours operating within tolerable pain is very important for your recovery

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

At one point yesterday it was so bad that my body was completely shaking from pain. I didn't feel it that serious, like that, but I could tell it was my body's response to unbearable pain. If that makes sense. Lol

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u/BejingCorn 4h ago

Last time I was shaking hard it turned out to be kidney failure. Take care of yourself ❤️

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Like my body was giving out before my brain was. Lol

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u/BejingCorn 4h ago

Shame

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Drink more water. I do that all day everyday.

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u/BejingCorn 4h ago

Yeah, tho it's worth noting my kidney failure was caused by a bacterial infection, not dehydration

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

You'd think enough water would help clear that out.

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u/insert_skill_here 4h ago

I thought the thing was a gun and i was like "this is a really weird shot" lmfao

Hope you feel better king :>

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Nope. It's just a photo expression.

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Nah, Fr that's my new "Choppa". 😆

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u/Kpm11287 4h ago

I broke my ankle last month walking UP the stairs. Didn't quite clear the last step with my left foot, right foot was firmly planted on the step. I fell hard and heard a snap. Just from a slightly wrong step. I feel for ya bud.

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Oh shit. Like I even do stablizer Muscle exercises. Idk why this foot decided to do what's it's doin. Lol

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u/Scared_Hovercraft632 4h ago

I'm guessing you're young. Get used to it. These things happen more often than you might think. Yes it sucks but try to find enjoyment in the down time.

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Just turned 40 July. 😆 So it depends on your definition of "young".

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u/Scared_Hovercraft632 4h ago

Lmao totally thought you were a 20 year old who sprained their ankle for the first time.

I messed up my back a few months ago pretty bad from...sleeping in a recliner for one night. I can relate.

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u/Yestomorrow 4h ago

I feel ya, i was bedridden for almost two years and lost everything, this too shall pass

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Oh, hell. Sorry to hear that. This is just an extensor tendinitis flare up.

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u/kruznkiwi 4h ago

In that case, definitely work on range of motion and active rest

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u/Careless-Peace2962 4h ago

Tell me about it im in week 4 of 8 if not longer after I fell fishing and blew a 4 inch gash in my knee that tore over 50% of my patellar tendon and gave myself a depression fracture to boot if I bend my knee i could blow the rest resulting in a surgical repair. Crazy how something so small effectively cripples us hope it heals fast

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

You too! Yeah. The original injury was self-induced anyway. I walked 17 miles in a for of Anger a few years ago and literally torn, stretches, bruised, overworked every single bone, muscle and tendon from my knee down. The day after the walk (half barefoot) my calves, ankles and Met were all swollen and my toes were almost purple.

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u/Careless-Peace2962 4h ago

Oof I'm glad you're on the mend. It was super weird not feeling the huge hole in my leg lol the guy who pulled me out of the river was like OH SHIT DUDE YOUR LEG i was pouring blood and algae from the rocks I tore my leg open on. Gotta find that guy and get him a case of beer

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u/SparkOfLogic 4h ago

Unfortunately, my story is less than that glamorous. I did it loading furniture into a box truck as a Gigworker. Should have kept my mouth shut about the drill a last week.