Touch footy – first game back for Scott
Posted in General on 11/25/2005 04:00 pm by scottyI was really looking forward to playing touch football this Tuesday. It was to be my first game since May, after I twisted my ankle back in March this year.
Specifically, it was the medial ligament – a very rare injury (only 10% of ankle injuries I was told).
I really injured it badly – after going to the physio and doing exercises for two months I went back to play, and the ankle swelled up and starting hurting again, and not a good hurt due to playing after a time off the field – it was a *bad* hurt.
So I got an X-ray – which was inclusive. And then off to get an MRI scan .. which did not reveal any permanent damage. I was scared by the physio who spoke of pins through the ankle and other drastic measures.
However it was just a matter of time and exercise. Walking is good, but walking with a weighted backpack is even better. A baby carried on the chest or back is an excellent equivalent!
I visited the doctor on Monday – who pronounced me ready to play on Tuesday. However it was to be a light game, fine by me considering I have lost fitness over this time.
However .. we decided not to play .. for some reason..
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Poor Geoff – he really wanted a run on the field. But not a swim. |
11/25/2005 at 6:44 pm
Oooh… pins, MRI, X-ray. Now you’re talking my language. If you want to donate your whole foot to medical engineering research at any time, please let me know
Hugs, K.
11/25/2005 at 10:36 pm
Umm .. do I get my foot back intact afterwards ?
Scott
11/26/2005 at 12:38 am
Looking at the good and the bad, well the bad is obvious, but the good is that Brisbane should never be turning down rain!
11/26/2005 at 6:20 am
pfff!! we should have played in the rain, we coudl have played in big diving flippers instead of touch boots and had the option of using a bodyboard to skim across the water to score tries. Better than sitting on a garbage can for 20 mins …..