Other On Crutches, In Extreme Pain

[Mafia_Science]

I was running a 200m sprint yesterday in track and just felt a crack in my foot near the end (still came in first:p). I had slight limp, thought nothing of it, did my long jumps, and then when I got home I found out I couldn't walk. I waited until today to go to urgent care.

Turns out I have a fracture, and I have big black boot on my foot and have crutches, and I'm in a lot of pain. The feeling of being near helpless brings back memories. Anyone else experienced this and have advice?

Thanks.

 

[Lopezwhere'sthefire]

I had a meltdown from the helplessness after shoulder surgery. I don't know how I could have prevented it, and didn't see that coming at all. Best wishes in your recovery

 

[Kodah]

Ice? My last two knee scopes, I may have iced too much but I can dissociative the cold and most of the pain.

 

[Stickler]

:hug:
Being injured is frustrating and scary.

 

[EveHarrington]

Sending well wishes your way. :hug:

 

[City Slicker]

I am sorry to hear that @Mafia_Science - I relate and have experienced similar injuries through sport. I can only share from my own personal experience and say that the feeling of helplessness was the worst feeling of vulnerability I could have imagined. I hope you have a good physician that can address your pain because at first I didn't have that and then was able to find a gp who understood.

I did also take the experience to try to 're-program' my brain by constantly talking to myself and challenging the old 'ghosts in the machine' that immediately responded to my helplessness as though I was going to be hurt. It was hard work, I was in pain and scared - the worst possible environment in which to try to reprogram my brain but actually probably the best environment because had it not happened, I would not have had the chance to do the work required to bring myself through it and establish a new reality that being hurt did not mean I was going to be deliberately hurt more.

I also did things like visualizing an 'army' fighting - on one side was the pain and on the other side was the pain-fighting endorphins I was calling up to help with the pain. I listened to a lot of calming music as well - anything that supported my decision to challenge the old messaging is what I did.

Best wishes to you on your recovery.

 

[Friday]

My bag of tricks

- Pain Management. Stay ahead of the pain, and you'll both need a lot less in the way of meds than you'll end up needin if you try and suck it up and are only taking the edge off because your never getting ahead of the pain (that's everyone), and (if you're anything like me) will be a helluva lot less tired/stressed/emotional/edgy.

- Alternate exercise. I get suicidal when I'm benched and helpless. Each. And. Every. Time. I know this. I know I know this. And I still forget -usually- to start doing weird or alternative exercise to start bleeding the stress before I crash. (Usually because I'm not managing my pain properly in the beginning, and am exhausted from it / the last thing I want to do is burn more energy. Manage my pain, then burn off the stress chems, instead of being burned up by them.) When one leg is busted? Putting both up on the couch and doing sit-ups (elevation and exercise, woohoo ;)), leg lifts with the good leg (or both if possible). Arm weights. Isometrics. Poses. Playing an instrument. Anything to keep the rest of my body moving. Be smart. If it hurts? Don't make the injury worse. Get creative, instead, with ways to keep moving.

- Don't be trapped. Figure out alternate transportation & schlepping (cabs, busses, delivery boys... If groceries aren't delivered in your area? I've had a lot of luck with pizza delivery guys. Aka order a pizza, and then ask if they'd be willing -or any of the other drivers- to run to the XYZ store for me, for $10-20 depending on what I need).

- Food. Food. Food. Injuries burn calories like crazy. Have to eat to repair. In the beginning? Processed food. Super processed very little digestion needed.

- Hydrate. 'Nuff said.

- Count the Sundays (or any other day of the week ;)). It's apx 6 weeks on bones (yay! So much faster than connective tissue & soft tissue), and 3-6mo on CT & soft tissue. That's an eternity of days, if I'm looking at the whole time period. Now becomes forever and >.< If I'm marking time by weeks, though? 6 Sundays. 1 Sunday down, 5 to go. Okay. I can do this. Get to the next Sunday. Bam. 2 Sundays down, 4 to go. KK. Getting there.

- Fun Stuff.

 

[Freedomfighter]

I was running a 200m sprint yesterday in track and just felt a crack in my foot near the end (sti...

Yes, it does, every time I get hurt physically I get the same kind of emotions, it reminds me of being a helpless child and that I will not be able to take care of myself.

Would you believe there are grown women in my office who physically place obstacles in my way, such as hard to see cabinet doors so that I get hurt? Would you believe they are actually pushing heavy shelving into my side so that when I do not see them doing that behind me that I will automatically get hurt when just doing my job?

Would you believe that these women go to church and will nod and agree to everything a psychologist says about respecting other people at the workplace?
Would you believe that these women are making sexual comments at work every time I work?

 

[Mafia_Science]

@Freedomfighter those women sound awful :hug: sorry you have to deal with them