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

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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.