Saturday 25 October 2014

Ouch I did it again, damnit!

Remember when I twisted my ankle really badly a while ago, shit I did it again. Damn! It was real stupid as well as the gym was about to close and I thought ooh I have one minute to do my 1.5 twist one more time before they kick us out of the gym and I rushed into it without actually checking if the mats were laid out properly. Sure enough, I landed with my left foot on the edge of the mat, rolled my ankle - classic twisted ankle. Here's a picture of my left ankles swollen like a balloon. It hurt like hell. Damn I was in so much pain when it happened but now my painkillers have kicked in.
It was so badly sprained that I couldn't put any weight down on my ankle after it happened and I am still hopping rather than trying to walk. From experience, I find that twisted ankles usually improve a lot after the initial 24 hours - I have twisted my ankle fiercely like that four times and at least I know it's not broken, but damn I felt so stupid as I could have taken a few moments, checked that the mats were in place before rushing into that skill. That probably means no gymnastics for me for a while - I had 3 more training sessions before I go to France but ah well, my France-Germany trip will give me the time to heal properly before I do any more gymnastics again. Luckily I use my brains to earn a living - I know that I can do my job in France and Germany even if I have to go in a wheelchair as I am using my brains. Mind you, I still totally love gymnastics but I really have to be a lot more careful with the equipment!

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  1. Chin Lam Toh25 October 2014 at 03:08

    Hi LIFT, Sorry to hear this, hope your ankle heals fast. It certainly looks better than the last time when it was all black & blue!
    I just have a quick question. would it be an oversimplification to say that ankle problems are due to sports injury whereas knee problems are due to being overweight?
    The reason I ask is because recently Kim Jong Un BROKE his ankles (BOTH of 'em!) due to being fat, which came as a surprise to me, as most overweight people I know have knee, not ankle problems.
    Furthermore, as a regular jogger & at my age where one get prone to weight gain, Im facing both risks. Thanks!

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    1. Limpeh Foreign Talent25 October 2014 at 12:14

      Hi and thanks - it didn't go black/blue this time but it's only been like 14 hours so far. It usually takes 24 hours - 48 hours for the swelling to go down. I slept so poorly last night as I was in so much pain.

      A classic sprained ankle = inversion/lateral sprain, when you roll your ankle outwards and stretch the ligaments are stretched beyond their normal mobility. That can happen walking down the stairs - you don't need to be doing extreme sports to hurt your ankle like that, you just have to be 'sway' (unlucky). As for Kim in North Korea, I don't wanna start speculating... He's a strange figure.

      If you are concerned, why not switch to swimming then?

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    2. Limpeh Foreign Talent26 October 2014 at 00:21

      Have a read of my latest article here: http://limpehft.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/can-you-still-do-gymnastics-at-38.html

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