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blamebrampton) wrote2012-05-03 11:20 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2012-05-03 11:20 pm
Et tu, doctor? Et tu?
I slightly damaged my Achilles tendon coming home from the gym the other night. Having gone through the multi-year peroneal tendon saga, I didn't want to wrong-foot (boom boom!) myself on this one, so I headed off to the doc when two days of rest and ice had not done the trick.
Doc: What did you do?
Me: I was crossing the road, when I realised that the car in the distance was doing 70 rather than 50, so I went to sprint the rest of the distance and I felt a little pop and there was a sudden pinching hurt, and it's not a snap, because I could still walk on it, but it hurts with shoes or boots, is fine barefoot or with mules …
Doc: That's not like you.
Me: Que?
Doc: Avoiding the car.
I'm used to this sort of abuse from my friends and family, but from my doctor? Harsh. And honestly, if I wasn't so good at getting out of the way, my dire record of being run over/into would be far worse! Tendon will be fine, BTW, just minimal running for a week or two.
Doc: What did you do?
Me: I was crossing the road, when I realised that the car in the distance was doing 70 rather than 50, so I went to sprint the rest of the distance and I felt a little pop and there was a sudden pinching hurt, and it's not a snap, because I could still walk on it, but it hurts with shoes or boots, is fine barefoot or with mules …
Doc: That's not like you.
Me: Que?
Doc: Avoiding the car.
I'm used to this sort of abuse from my friends and family, but from my doctor? Harsh. And honestly, if I wasn't so good at getting out of the way, my dire record of being run over/into would be far worse! Tendon will be fine, BTW, just minimal running for a week or two.
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And I am otherwise really enjoying the gym, much to my surprise, because I have previously found it vile. I think it's going to one filled with 18-25 year olds, so I can just feel like an elder stateswoman (and maybe perve on the older lads just a teeny tiny bit) while I attempt to rebuild some of my creakier bits. You won't know me the next time I am over, I shall be so bursting with health and fitness! (Or possibly limping and red-faced, which seems to be the other 50% of the time ;-))
XXX