Uninsured and injured...ain't like grand?

Fourth of July weekend I sprained my ankle coming out my front door. Now I've sprained my ankles numerous times in the past and can usually get right back up and walk it off. Not this time. This time I went down like a ton of bricks.

Dan called for an ambulance fearing I broke something. And off to the hospital I went. After getting x-rays and laying on a gurny for a couple hours I was released with an ace bandage and pair of crutches.

Fast forward a couple weeks and I still have considerable pain. Bonnie loaned me a decent brace but after a while I realized it was neither helping nor hindering me while I was home. I wear it when I go out but thats pretty much it.

Here's the thing. I am not a medical professional in any way, but I know that I did some pretty decent damage to my ankle, tore at least part of a ligiment on the inside of my ankle.

So why not follow up like the doctors advised me? Well despite the health care reform I still have no insurance and no money for either insurance or more simply put no money to have an MRI done to see what the next course of action would be.

Thankfully I was able to get charity care so we Woot be drowning in debt over my ER visit. But oddly enough this des not help my ankle feel better.

Oh well.

Goodnight.