i just realized, that it's been almost 2 weeks, and i haven't even mentioned my futsal injury. ( i did put it on my facebook page, sorry ). so, anyways, not last sunday, but the sunday before, i was playing futsal, and i was rocking da joint. finally had hit my stride on getting in shape, and getting a good feel for the ball on a wood floor, etc.
we had been playing for about 1/2 hr or longer, and i had scored a few times, and played goalie too, saving some stuff (banged my hip again, but that's another story).
i was about midcourt, and had got the pass, saw an opening between two players i thought i could beat, and so i accelerated from about 1/2 speed to FULL SPEED (dribbling)... and...
riiiiiiiiiip - i feel this '
old-sock-tearing-when-you-pull-it-on' feeling, and then two small pops or '
bites' at my heel and my calf. and i fall hard, with a load '
OH'.
this scares the crap outta me, and so i don't bother to get up, just roll over, and sit up, and tell the guys to drag me off the court. they do, and then decide it's time for beers, instead of playing for the rest of the hour we have the court reserved for.
i pull off my sock and shoe, take some offered ibuprofin, and start probing my achilles, which hasn't swollen at all (and i take to be a bad sign). my son is hovering and asking questions, and he's gonna make a good paramedic or doctor some day, cuz he's got a great 'courtside' manner, lol.
he helps me stand up, and it's bad, i can stand, but all my weight has to be on my heel, cuz i can't put any on my toes, or ball of foot, it just isn't there. not numb exactly, but it's a weird feeling.
well, we put my shoe on, and everyone heads out to drink at the pub, my son as my crutch, and voice-of-reason. :) he even offered to drive, lol.
so, it's gonna be two weeks this sunday. and i've been limping around, a little less each day. it's still swollen, still hurts, but i have full range-of-motion, which is good right? ;)
