2003-04-26 - 9:22 a.m.

Ever have a day where everything seems to be absolutely perfect and then it all comes crashing down? That day for me was yesterday.

I made it in to work, for the second day in a row-something all the clerical staff cheered about and made me feel like a fool for-and had planned to stay for the whole day. Because we have to take a lunch if we're going to be there longer than 6 hours, I talked a coworker into going for a walk instead of grabbing a bite. Barb and I were just strolling along and she hit a raised brick and almost went down. We laughed, and kept walking. We got down to about where the bus station is-somewhat of a shady place-when we crossed the street and headed back. When we got to almost the corner, I hit a patch of uneven concrete and I heard this "POP!" and instantly I had heat and pain in my right foot. Barb wanted me to wait so she could go get the car to take me back but since there were some scary looking transients standing around, I opted for the hobble back.

As soon as we got up to the floor, everyone asked Barb what she did to me and we told them it was all Sonja's fault for making me take a lunch. *winks* My ankle was about the size of a grapefruit by that point, so we pushed my "portable" over to Jennifer's cube and I propped my foot up. Couldn't do much after that, so I had to just sit for the next two hours and try to help with whatever I could.

Got in to see the PA about 4:15 and she ordered an xray, something that killed me to do since I had to lay the swollen side of my foot down on the plate for her to film. When the films came back, we were lucky I didn't have any breaks, but she sent me home with an ankle support, my ankle wrapped, and a scrip for crutches.

Sleeping was a nightmare. It was hard to keep my foot elevated and be comfortable at the same time. Right now, I've got it icing, but I don't have it up and it's totally throbbing.

This weekend is going to suck.

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