r.i.c.e.

rest. ice. compression. elevation. i learned that before i ever even took a first aid class. that's what i'm doing today. i rolled my ankle at work yesterday. it hurt. then it got worse. by the end of the day i was limping a lot and the bike ride home wasn't fun (at least i had a co-worker to talk to during the ride to keep my mind off it). i rested and elevated it a bit last nite (and put tight socks on cuz i didn't feel like wrapping it up). i was too cold all evening to deal with ice though. it was really bad by the time i went to bed. i thought i might be ok today. it still hurts. i tried walking around on it a bit to see if it would feel better after warming up a bit. nope. still hurts. so i'm now taking a sick day cuz i rolled my ankle. that just seems dumb. oh well. i guess i'll just hang out on the couch watching dvds wrapped up in blankets with the dog. i've never rolled my ankle this bad (i had a friend that used to do it like this and i could never understand how you could roll your ankle so bad and not actually sprain or twist it or anything. now i know).