Code Blue! I mean Orange…I mean Blue!
So the pain didn’t go away like I told it to. I figured that if I just iced the foot/ankle and kept it elevated that the pain would go away and all would be well. Not so. In fact, all 26 bones in my foot/ankle jointly decided to mutiny when I made an attempt to put weight on my foot this morning. Correction: 27 bones now since my tendon decided to play Dr. Moreau and tear part of my Cuboid bone off when I slid and sprained my foot/ankle in order to create a Mini-Me version of itself (The nice lady doctor assured me that it was “Just a small bone chip that could indicate a fracture” but I’m not entirely certain that “just a small bone chip” is ever appropriate when there aren’t supposed to be chips in the first place). The plan is now to see an orthopedic to make sure it’s not fractured or broken (though I’m pretty sure it’s not broken. I don’t think I could put any weight on it at all, but hey, what do I know?).
Yeah.
On a side note, while sitting in the ER, we noticed that the “Code Blue” button behind the gurney was as you see it above. Orange. Not blue… that would make too much sense. Orange. (Have you ever really looked at the word “Orange,” by the way? It never looks correct…) The predominant theory is that Hunter Orange is easier to find under pressure. I think it’s done just to mess with people’s minds.
Now back to your regularly scheduled pain medication. That is all.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
For the record, I walked on my very much so broken foot for four days before going to the ER. It hurt like a bitch, but I could walk on it. Hopefully yours is not broken, though!
July 10th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I would just like you to know that I declared the bone doctor a “fucking liar” when he told me my foot was broken. Sadly, it didn’t change the demand to wear a stupid boot for 6 weeks. At least I got to wear mine in the dead of winter, though.