Serendib Health

The sudden cold dip today broke me. 19F currently in Chicagoland, heading down to 15F. I came home from teaching with plans to put away masses of clean laundry this evening, but instead have spent the last two hours fully dressed in bed, trying to get warm. I finally managed it, after a hot bath

At some point, I was reading about people trying to stick to eating plans, and one interesting bit of research was that people generally were more likely to stick to the plan if they framed it as something positive rather than negative. Positive not in the toxic positivity kind of way, but just as an

I woke up at 5 a.m. for some ungodly reason, so I ended up making up a new recipe and making 48 redbud blossom spring glory mini muffins, and that was lovely (Anand has already eaten a good dozen of them, because he decided to have them for breakfast AND lunch — he’s apparently hit

Sprained ankle update: I was able to manage the train home from work yesterday, but it definitely wore me out. Two elbow crutches worked fine for stability, though I did have to take it very slow in a few snowy/icy spots.

Ankle update and mobility aid review — it’s much better! By the end of the day yesterday, I was able to, slowly and carefully and holding on to walls and things on the way, walk barefoot from my bedroom to the bathroom, with minimal pain. A bit of an ache at end of day, but

I walked down the stairs today!!! Yes, that is probably the biggest win of the day. I was holding onto the railing the whole time, going step-by-step, but nonetheless, graduating to a walking boot is definitely an improvement in the sprained ankle department. I never did learn how to go down stairs on crutches, which

Ankle update: Ortho says bad sprain, but no other complications, has graduated me to a boot with crutches. Supposed to transition to ankle brace and weight-bearing as I can tolerate it. Could be anywhere from two weeks to two months for full recovery, but doesn’t expect more than that. Onwards!

Ankle update, along with some thoughts on reduced capacity. This afternoon I have my appointment with the orthopedic folks, who will — um, I’m not sure, actually. Take another set of x-rays? Have me do an MRI? Neither? But presumably sometime today or soon, they’ll tell me one of the following: a) the ankle is

My super-fancy method of elevating my leg in my office. I wore sweatpants to teach in today, which is okay, but feels a little weird; I usually dress up somewhat more. Need to figure out if any of my dress pants fit over the splinted leg. Hm. Or maybe I have a long dress that’s