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Damn warpage to 4D space-time...

1 by Hippo
Ascended SG Legend
Yeah... I jumped 18 feet from a box boom position, in order to gain access to the stage, which was locked at the time. Nearly broke my ankle... (landed funny)...

It only hurts when i walk, and only REALLY hurts when i walk without shoes (go figure)... That, and my parents haven't noticed my limping yet... SO i'm trying to walk regularly to get used to feeling it for a while, but damn if it isn't painfull...



and the moral of the story is: Don't jump 18 feet :) ...


PS: I made a makeshift crutch from a 2x4,. but it didn't help much... Probably cause i couldn't figure out how to walk with it :p ...

5 by liberator
SG Defender
You could be seriously injured you better tell you're parents and go to the emergency room. The reason it hurts less with the shoes on is because the shoes are providing lots of support.
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6 by Hippo
Ascended SG Legend
I know first aid, so i can pretty safely say its only a compression effect, since the pain is actually in my heel, rather than ankle, and there's no signs of fracture...

11 by Goober5000
Uber Goober
I still recommend getting it checked out. Like Liberator said, the shoes provide some support. You're not a doctor. ;)

About two years ago, one of my friends at college jumped/fell down several steps and landed awkwardly on one of her feet. She was sore for several days but didn't get it checked out because it looked fine and she could walk on it.

Well, the next year she got an X-ray for something unrelated and found out that her foot had actually been fractured. It had healed, but since it wasn't in a cast or brace it didn't heal quite right and ended up being slightly misaligned.

Since it was only a fracture and not a clean break it's pretty much fine right now, but it would unsettle me to know I had a misaligned bone in my body.

So get it checked out. :)
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13 by Hunter
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I once bent my ankle right the way to it's side, when tripping down a step.. You know, like "down one step the foot goes".... I thought I'd seriously hurt it, but after 60 seconds.. No pain at all. I also remember jumping off a fence once, when escaping from a garden back when I was a kid... Landed a bit funny there too, hurt my feet a little - The most significant thing was erm.. Well, I had a cold at the time, and contents of my nose emptied onto the floor ;)

14 by Robo
SG Colonel
Hunter wrote:I once bent my ankle right the way to it's side, when tripping down a step.. You know, like "down one step the foot goes".... I thought I'd seriously hurt it, but after 60 seconds.. No pain at all. I also remember jumping off a fence once, when escaping from a garden back when I was a kid... Landed a bit funny there too, hurt my feet a little - The most significant thing was erm.. Well, I had a cold at the time, and contents of my nose emptied onto the floor ;)
Thats nice.

I'm injury free. Cheers.
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15 by Hippo
Ascended SG Legend
Did you mop up the ensuing mess? :p

Strangely, in the last 2 or 3 hours, it seems to have gotten considerably better (painwise when walking at least)...


My hunches are:
A: they were brand new, tight fitting shoes, that i've worn since i fell/jumped... While not truly, they seem to be acting sortof like a splint, holding my foot stationary. (i was lucky when i found them, they fit the shape of my foot perfectly, and were just a tad on the tight side)...

B: Obviously, if it were a compound fracture, or even a severe simple fracture, i wouldn't be standing on it at all. That leads me to assume that its either a crack, or just a compression thing in my ankle (which i doubt, because when there is pain, its right at the bottom of the arch of my foot)...

C: One of the first things i did after i fell, was try to walk it off... So if my ankle had been pulverised, i probably would have noticed then...

D: Pain and the refelx to limp is going down a t a quick pace, which is good, considering i have Advanced Placement Gym (seriously, you need a teacher referral to get into it) 3 times this week...



So I think it'll heal OK over time... I remembr having this kind of pain once before, about 3 years ago, in my right fot, but closer to the ball of my foot, and it was also after i jumped from something (not nearly as high, but i landed on it), and it went away in a matter of days...


I don't think i'm going to go through the proscess of explaining to my parents how i had to sneak into the stage during a class they don't know i switched into, did something stupid, got hurt, and then tried to hide it, and now i thinki i need to go to the hospital, unless it gets so bad that i can't stand up (on 2 feet) without wincing... And everything in school tomroorw minus gym i sit the whole class anyway... And I went the day friday like this... So i'll let it be for now...
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