Footnotes

[kaberett]

1. I've cracked my fourth metatarsal.

2. ... probably?

3. The X-ray was... inconclusive? but there was some kind of irregularity on the bone around where all the soreness is?

4. I'll keep an eye out for the report from the fracture clinic, said the person treating me. Because it would be an... interesting... mechanism... for fracture... but that doesn't mean it's impossible...?

5. I have a boot to wear while doing weight-bearing Anything on it.

6. Nobody is entirely sure what to do about my orthotic insoles.

7. My follow-up with the fracture clinic is on the 11th of January.

8. why am i Like This

Comments

[kaberett]

It's not a particularly unusual thing but is a thing that's an excellent proxy for end-of-life health! bodies_in_motion and rydra_wong have been discussing it in more detail with onward links.

So yeah, it works pretty much like you're imagining! it's just that most people don't have the flexibility to bed their toes/ball of foot quite that far toward the arch of their foot without something else going wrong first, AND UNFORTUNATELY...

[alexwlchan]

Huh, interesting. I might add that to irregular physio routine, insofar as I have a “routine”.

I tried at home on a well-known carpet and without shoes, and yeah, I can just about get down in a single motion. But it’s right on the cusp of what’s possible, and if I did it repeatedly I can easily see myself toppling over.

OH DEAR. Hope you’re not in too much pain at this point?