The Ankle Brace Is Not A Shackle
I’ve been trying to lose weight for the last several months, and the recumbent bike in our basement has been a big factor in my plans. I was sticking to my schedule for a while, trying to get on the bike at least two or three times a week. When I went to C# training last month, I was worried that I would have to wait a week to get on the bike again, but the hotel had an exercise room with a stationary bike. A very old, rickety stationary bike with no foot clips and loose wheels (read: deathtrap).
After my second try on the old stationary bike, my left ankle started hurting. I was limping around by the weekend and trying to stay off of it. Unfortunately, I had to stop riding at home so that my ankle could heal. After about two weeks, I felt much better and started exercising again. This would prove to be a mistake. My ankle hurt even worse after another week, so I decided to go to Dr. Bison, the podiatrist who diagnosed my foot pronation.
The problem turned out to be swelling under the bone in my ankle. Dr. Bison said that I should have stayed off of it for four weeks instead of just two. The pain had gone away after the first two weeks of being off of it, but it takes four weeks to completely heal. I also learned that foot X-rays are expensive, but we needed to make sure that I hadn’t cracked the end of my fibula, right where it meets the ankle. Luckily, the only issue was the swelling. I ended up in an ankle brace, and I can’t ride my recumbent bike until the brace comes off.
So now I’ve got a McDavid tie brace on my ankle. It’s got its own Twin Ion Engine. Kidding — it actually ties up in front (no spaceflight involved) so that the steel supports on the sides can hold your foot still. It’s just a little uncomfortable in my work shoes, so I might have justification to switch to my Nikes for the next few weeks. Interestingly enough, this is my first exercise-related injury in recent memory. At least I didn’t crash into anything.
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