Sprained Ankle

Drew and I both are trying to stay in shape and use this summer to get back in the habit of working out...actually to be more accurate, he was already in the habit and runs and lifts weights pretty regularly, even in the midst of a stressful med school week. I am very proud of him for being so dedicated. I might be tempted to be jealous of how athletic he is, but he's my husband, so I get to enjoy what a good looking man he is.

So I have been working out at a local gym (I don't do well in the heat) and Drew has been lifting weights at home and running around the neighborhood. The other day he came home in a good deal of pain...he had sprained his ankle. Its the same one he has repeatedly injured, so the tendons are very weak. He was running by the local junior high and stepped on the long jump pit, the concrete underneath buckled and he rolled his ankle.




He was able to get himself home so I could nurse him back to health. :) He especially liked that part - who doesn't like being served? It was also helpful that his main boss for his summer research is a physical therapy PhD - so she gave him all the advice he needed to heal quickly. You can see how swollen it was the first day, and this is after we had elevated and iced it.


He is pretty much all healed now. It will still be a while before he runs on it, but he can walk and do plenty of balance and stretch exercises.