Ankle Injuries

So with this Chinese Lurgy doing the rounds I’m not able to post about any tramping exploits. It’s probably good timing as I’ve had a minor injury to take care of:

The Story:

I’ve lost count of how many things I’ve saved from breaking by catching them on my foot. It’s become a reflex reaction which has saved numerous cups and other items from smashing on the floor.

So… I had the angle grinder out to cut some tiles, and as I flicked on the wall switch it unexpectedly kicked into life, lurched out of my hand and the old instinct to save it kicked it.

It’s not a move I’d have chosen to have made given that it could have easily smashed my foot up if it was turned off!

It cut through the tongue of my shoe and left a nasty gash in my ankle.

🤢

Anyway, It’s not as bad as it looks and was stitched up in no time.

Amazingly I managed to go rock climbing two days later. Yep, it was a mission getting the shoes on, but it turns out that I can climb OK with 3 limbs.

The shoe got stitched up too as I felt it was wasteful to ditch them for some cosmetic damage.

Quick recovery

9 Days later: The stitches are now out (of my foot, not the shoe). I decided it was best to pluck them out myself. The idea of going to a doctors clinic whilst the Lurgy is doing the rounds was simply not appealing.

Three weeks after the event and I’m super happy to be running again 🙂 Now I just need this Lurgy thing to end so I can go tramping once more.

Feeling very lucky that it was just a flesh wound 😀