NOTHING happened. Literally.
Here is an email I sent to a friend yesterday (so I don't have to retype everything):
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Okay, so I came to work. Got busy. Then I felt that I wanted a shower to clear my head, so I went to the gym and did a 20minute light run on the tread mill just to break a sweat. Then I went to lunch. Came back to my desk and started working. So far, nothing abnormal at all. All of a sudden (a little before 2:30pm when you sent your first email), boom! Some severe pain just flared up in my left ankle and it bent me over. I was just typing at that time and didn't even wiggle my feet! Anyway, I hopped to the breakroom and grabbed an ice pack. No relief. It got worse. For two hours, I tried to ice it, massage it, gently bend it. Nothing worked. It just got worse and worse. So bad that I was shaking and sweating, and feeling nauseous. I hopped to my manager's office and told him that I needed to go to the Urgent Care. I was going to drive myself because Erik just called me earlier saying that he was feeling sick (again) and was on his way home to rest. But I wasn't sure if I could go the whole way without passing out because it was just that painful. Luckily, our administrative assistance lives in Palo Alto and offered to give me a ride.
After I got dropped off at the Urgent Care, it was the usual story -- endless wait at the waiting area, in the little room for the nurse to come, then for the doctor, then for the X-Ray technician, etc. etc. I was on the verge of tears the whole time and might even have shed some. The doctor could not see anything wrong from the X-Ray and told me I need to see a podiatrist tomorrow. She sent me home with crutches (I need them because I couldn't put any weight on the foot) and pain pills.
While I was waiting, I had my iPhone and a book, but I managed to read the emails quickly, but other than that, I was in such pain that I could not function as in reading a book or typing emails. I think the pain pill has kicked in, and I'm in a comfortable position in the couch, so I feel better now.
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Weird, isn't it? I'm going to see a podiatrist in a hour. I wonder if he can figure it out. Pain pills are a godsend. I tried to stick it out and postponed taking a pill this morning and the pain came back so bad that it brought tears to my eyes. I gave in.
I'll be super happy if I can walk normal now, let alone climb or ride.
