SON OF A MOTHERLESS GOAT!!! I mean - i love soccer!
 

Just got back from the ER. with 5 minutes left in the match i went up for a header and as i came back down i was planting with my left foot. somehow, whether it was the ball or another player i don't know, but something hit the inside of my left leg just hard enough to cause my cleats to grab and i rolled my left ankle completely. as i was going down i thought "how effin' clumsy am i?" then i heard the pop and i thought "how bad is this going to end?" then my ankle kept rolling and i thought "please be a break please be a break" then my chest hit the ground and i slid 3 or 4 feet and i thought "i hope this at least looked cool." then i rolled over and through squinted eyes saw every player from both teams standing over me with "oh shit" looks on their faces. then two of my players just held my hands down and said "don't move". and i thought "holy fucking hell - how bad is it." apparently they heard the pop from goal to goal and my ankle was at an undesireable angle. i was in some mild discomfort (that is macho talk for i wanted to cry like a little baby, but my son was on the sidelines and was really upset).

the good news is that it isn't as bad i initially thought it might be. x rays indicate no breaks. the ER doc says that it may have been a partial dislocation that caused it to be at a bizarre angle but that it is not dislocated anymore. by the time i took my pads and shoes off in the ER my ankle was the size of a softball. monday i'll see my doc to find out if anything tore or if it is just a super gnarly case of over extension. at this point it is safe to assume i'll be out the rest of this season which totally pisses me off. but i do have vicadin. that makes me somewhat happy.

My friend I hyper extemded my left anckle when in the USMC , after the third time a doctor that was trained in sports meds had a talk with me , "there are tendens that go all around your ankle ( mostly streight up and down ) , you have streached the hell out of some of them in the front , there IS surgery that can fix this , but it is not that affective , SO you will from here ever after have to watch how you walk and run because you will drag your foot slightly towards your little toe , so you should where hi top sneakers and hikeing boots , every now and then you WILL step wrong , the ONLY thing for this is ICE it for the first 24 hours , wrap it in an ace bandege , and apply heat ( after the first 24 hours ) , oh and asprin ( or the anti inflamitory of choice ) is your pain med "

FACT of life , unless things have changed since 83 .

Rush on line one. Sez its urgent.

never really liked them that much. i was more of a Sabbath man. oh wait, you meant... never mind.

something tells me i won't be spending the rest of this weekend laying new tile in my master bath.

Good luck, Lookout. I hyper-extended my knee this spring and it STILL has not healed. I have to go to an orthopedist now :thepain3:

Owwww!

Welcome to the front door of "creaky old man". Injuries I had when I was 25 are now, 20 years later, beginning to call me on the phone when I am at work.

Relax, you'll be fine as long as you can get the cap off that vicadin bobble.
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Yeah, come on in and we'll reminisce about when "we could" and why we "shouldn't have". :lol:

sucks, d00d. soory to hear that.

your new user title:

gimpy

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Ditto. Welcome to inflamationville, you'll be playing a little more goal.

And how we "can't, anymore"

Ice on/off 20 minutes, elevated the ankle, make everyone else feel sorry for you, so they'll do whatever you command ("Hand me the remote", "give me a BJ") and stay medicated.

You'll be up and around in no time.:)

OOOoohhh ouch. You definately have my sympathies. Anyone get it on video? :D How's it doing?

no video which bums me out. i don't think anyone wants video proof that we aren't as good at the game as we used to be.

the ankle is stiff, swollen and sore. i can't put any weight on it yet so the crutches are still a necessity. it was a dislocation and the doc says that the "pop" we all heard was it slamming back into the joint most likely. everything is all stretched out of shape but the ATF is not torn all the way through so it will heal over time.

i've researched it and i figure i'll be out about 6 weeks or so then i'll brace and tape the crap out of it and try to make my glorious comeback.