Thursday, January 31, 2008

No more invisible ball and chain

The good news is that I've stopped walking like I've sat on something long and sharp, and the bad news is I am absoloutely knackered.

My ankle is hurting less and less but other body parts are now starting to ache. My back hurts from walking lop sided, my hands hurt from the crutches, my good leg hurts from all the hopping I did initially, and my shoulders hurt because... well, I've no idea why they hurt, they just do.

I had a date this week too. I have trouble hanging onto men at the best of times but crutches aren't the fashion accessory I'd usually go for, and an ankle the size of Gibralter ain't attractive. If it wasn't so funny, I think I'd cry.

Anyway, I don't like to bring attention to myself too much - unless I'm making a statement of extreme comedy value - but it's been hard not to attract comments when walking like I was attached to an invisible ball and chain.

But, I have to say, people have been lovely to me. Apart from the sprinkling of comments like peg leg, hop along, invalid etc, folk have been great and offered plenty of sympathy. I've had lifts into work, dinner cooked for me, offers of general help/fetching shopping etc and regular expressions of concern. So thanks folks.