Hi everyone...I wanted to let y'all know that I'm alive and well...hmmm...well as
Maggie mentioned I have sprained my foot and ankle. I'm limping around like Chester from the old Gunsmoke tv show--remember that one? Well...that's me!
Jean,
Maggie told me through email that you had hurt yourself also...I'm so sorry...I hope you're feeling better tonight...this is what happened to me...
Easter Sunday, Wayne and I had plans to go church early to a sunrise service and all I could think about was getting his favorite baby lima beans, potatoes, and corn on the cob into the crockpot before we left so it would be ready in time for dinner at 1:00pm. So I knew because I was going to use the large crockpot (it cooks slower for some reason) I knew I had to get things started by 5:00am. So there I was at 4:30am stumbling to the other end of the house towards the garage to get the frozen vegetables out of the freezer we have in the garage. As I was going down the two steps I got nauseous/dizzy I landed on the right side of my right foot and...*pop!* which really made me feel sick to my stomach. So there I was 4:30 in the morning leaning onto my car in the garage wondering if I should yell for Wayne and wondering if he would even hear me. So...I sorta leaned on the car for awhile and then reached into the freezer, grabbed the veggies and made my way back to the kitchen. I even put everything together in the crockpot and limped back to the bedroom. I sorta nudged Wayne (who is in a dead sleep) and told him what I did and he told me to lay down and he would get me tylenol... When we woke up (missed the sunrise service btw) my foot was hurting but surprisingly besides limping it didn't really hurt that much (that came later). I told him to go ahead and go to church (which he did) and I waited for the kids to come over and help me prepare the rest of the dinner. My foot and ankle really weren't swollen (that came later). Inspite of my fall, I had a great Easter Sunday--Amanda was dressed up (yes, I took pictures) and actually so was Wayne!
When the kids left about 5pm my foot was a little swollen then. I went to work on Monday morning and I stayed until 2:30 when I was told I could go home. Last night my foot and ankle were not only really swollen it was bruised...from my ankle to my toes and on the other side. Wayne wanted to take me to emergency room last night but quite frankly I did not want to spend the night there--we all know what ERs are like! <shudder> I stayed home today and called my doctor. I've gotten xrays taken and I've kept my foot/ankle elevated putting ice packs on it. The swelling is down a little but it puffs right back up when I start walking on it. I think I'm staying home tomorrow again to keep it elevated all day and to keep putting ice packs on it.
Anyway...other than that I'm feeling fine...
Congratulations
Maggie for losing another pound! You are doing so great. You have been since the first of the year. I feel like such a slacker and I know I'm repeating myself all over again...with this rollercoaster ride I'm on--lose, gain, lose, gain... I'm really getting disgusted with myself and I know if I don't catch myself I'm not going to be able to fit into any of my clothes. Anyway...YOU...are doing wonderfully and I am so tickled pink for you!
Gloria, can you believe I have never eaten lamb? Never. Don't know why--just haven't.
Sharon, you and I have got to get our acts together and start being kinder to ourselves and start losing some of this weight. Summer will be here and neither one of us are going to be happy campers. Whaddaya say?
Well, I need to get back to the living room and put my foot up again...ice it...with a frozen bag of peas, corn, and carrots. See? I'm getting my veggies in!
Gail