Sprained toe update: I really wish this thing would swell up or change colour or something. It just hurts. When I walk on it for awhile, it hurts more. And it's hard to wiggle. I'm not the type that would normally sit around trying to wiggle my toes, but these days it's become quite the preoccupation, as though if I were to wiggle it just right the pain would go away. It's not working, by the way. Just makes it more sore.
I've been taping the thing up since sometime last week, thinking that it might help to immobilize it. It does help. However, my foot is now twisting in some pretty impressive ways, and I can comfortably predict that the next injury will be either a sprained ankle or a fractured fifth metatarsal, which was only too much fun the first time around. Otherwise, it turns out that claustrophobia works on a micro scale as well as macro. In the same way that I get claustrophobic in elevators and walk-in closets (just the thought of them makes my head spin and my stomach drop), my toe seems to be rebelling in a huge way against being taped to its neighbour for any period of time. I've been so careful not to cut off any circulation and to space the toes with plenty of cotton, but it's not working... my toe is constantly trying to escape like a toddler in a carriage, and it's fighting hard.
A more humble person would take a few painkillers and make a more honest effort at staying off the injury, like using crutches. I'm much too proud for that. I even lack the shame that would keep me from rambling on about my toe on the internet.
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