I sprained my ankle and OMG it hurt so bad and I am so frustrated right now.

A week ago I sprained my ankle. It hurts and it's swollen. I was doing fine a couple of days ago but I was kind of walking on it. I am so cranky. I have so much I want to do and cannot. It hurts no matter how I sit.

My family is driving me crazy.  I have 5 kids living at home and a hubster. They are all getting on my nerves.  The fam and I went over to another family's lake house yesterdy.  I just  sat on the couch the whole time, completely useless. It made me mad and I wanted to just stay at home for this reason.  I hate it. I hate my ankle right now and I, more than anything, hate the situation that caused it.

Right now the little kids are constantly wanting me to cook. The big kids want me to take them somewhere. I want to start some projects but that would require standing. My older son is complaining. My husband is getting into piles that I have been sorting in the playroom and stuffing them into plastic boxes- ones which I have been ruthlessly emptying out. I decided to tackle that a little at a time (by varying sections of the room).

I am trying to decipher how much of this is just my need to control everything. My insanity is starting to show here.  I am trying to think - hey at least DH is helpful. Some women would kill for that. I didn't say anything to him. I don't really plan to either. I just vent places where saying stuff like that won't (hopefully) bite me in the butt later.  It's just aggravating that he has all these oher projects that he says he wants (or needs) to do and then wastes his time working on mine (which I don't want him to).

So I am unsure on how to spend my day. There is this guilt and annoyance of sitting here being a useless pile of flesh when there are things to do and the fact there are things I want to do and if I do them my ankle will not heal (or will do so at a slower pace). I am in my bed because there is nowhere quiet for me to be where I can prop my foot up. I thought about going to my parent's house but they are 40 mins. I can swim there with the kids and let them expell the incredible amount of energy.  Then we would end up eating dinner over there and that would be pizza. Not a healthy diet food.

But then my dad's on the phone right now and my DH is out there "organzing" by throwing things in those stupid plastic boxes so he can keep useless junk we don't use.

I broke my foot just about six weeks ago and had a new baby about three weeks ago. Since I already have a few kids my sister had to come in and help with everything. So I know it is frustrating to be laid up, but most people realy want to help and getting stufff done your way will just have to wait a bit (lol but not too long). I'm still hobbling around and don't know how long till I can start working out and returning my house to full order. What can you do but laugh and know you'll get there eventually.

A sprained ankle shouldn't hurt so bad after a week. If you haven't already, have it checked out. I've sprained my ankles plenty of times (thet's what you get for being the queen of clumsy and unable to sit still) and every time I've been up and around in about three days, tops. They even take of the cast after a week (had it twice) if you have it. It is annoying, but it really helps to stabilize the ankle and helps with mobility. So I'd def suggest getting it checked out as I think you shouldn't be in this much pain after a week.

I'm sitting here with the same problem.  And yes, it was three weeks ago.  It's a bit better, but still swollen and very painful.  I did have it checked by the doctor who xrayed it and wrapped it in an ace wrap.  I can take it off to ice it down.  The black and blueness is almost completely gone, but it hurts a lot, just the same. 

I'm trying to do a little work too. I take care of a 1 year old and a 3 year old.  It's time for me to plant flowers outside. I too am frustrated. 

Mostly because my walking partner, whom I just found and planned to start walking with in June is getting a little impatient with me not walking with her.  I think she's going to find another partner.  Which is fine, I'll join them when I can. 

Yesterday the doc looked at it again and changed my anti-inflamatory pills.  It helps a little.  But, it can take up to 6 weeks if the sprain is bad.  He said he's going to put a cast on it if I don't stay off it.

In my case, since I just had a knee replacement on my other leg, I'm really struggling just to get out of a chair.  I want to exercise.  But, simply can't bring myself to just try and do arm lifts or something.  I want to be mobile.

I guess we use the ice packs, put our leg up, and take our medicine.  It'll get better.  My house has toys strewn all over it too.  Sigh......

Bless your heart! I am over here barking commands at all the kids. You have much to do with little kids. I bark out to the big kids but they act as though they can't hear me. I have those "rolling ankles" and dern it if they rolled.  I would be your walking buddy when I got better.  But I live down south.   I have to plant in March.  I am also going to make lists.  I wish my doc was nice like yours. She just looked at me like I was crazy. She's a weirdo.