How lame! About 4 weeks ago, I twisted my ankle at the gym from doing steps during the super circuit. This is not the first time this happens, but the swelling was definitely much worse than ever before and the nurse at work insisted I needed to go to emergencies. There they took X-Rays, which didn´t show anything, and concluded that it must be a badly sprained ankle with possibly torn ligaments. They gave me a removable “aircast”, some crutches, painkillers and anti-inflamatories. The specialist I saw the next day only could inform me that I would probably need to wear the cast for about 6 weeks and he may need to do surgery on the foot if the ligaments are actually torn. He couldn´t give me much more advise apart from the fact I needed to come back in 4 weeks (that will be next Monday!).

Six weeks seems forever, but the specialist may unfortunately be right. The first couple of weeks, I could hardly get around and I had to use a wheelchair during a visit to Johannesburg which we had planned weeks in advanced. Here is a picture taken at the Gold Reef City amuzement park that we visited:

The last couple of weeks have been much better, but the foot is still very sensitive and hurts at the slightest movement. I can now put pressure on it, but still need to wear the cast to support the ankle and avoid hurting the foot again!

Wearing a cast and having crutches has been an incrible frustrating experience – it is hard to do simple things like getting a glass of water and travelling or going to the beach has been out of the question. Today was around 30 degrees and sunny all day, so this has been particularly frustrating. Luckily I can go for swims in the pool! Guess we won´t be doing much travel this summer!