So here I am trying to do my best at typing with a sprained wrist. Yup, you heard right a sprained wrist but not just any sprained wrist – it is my right one which is the hand I use for everything inlcuding writing! I was heading out for the day on Wednesday morning when I tried walking across a small part of the sidewalk to get to the snow. Our sidewalk in front of the apartment has been a sheet of ice since the last snow/ice storm we had and I knew it was only a matter of time before I fell. So I figured I’d just  walk through the snow to avoid any kind of accident; yeah…that didn’t happen. I’m not sure what happened exactly as it all happened so fast but I fell forward and I assume I put my hands out to catch my fall. I just remember lying there and screaming ow ow ow and saying fuck really loud. A guy across the way saw me and yelled are you ok? at which point I told him yes; I’m not the one to ask for help…I had to sit there for a few moments as it had knocked the wind out of me and a wave of nausea came over.

Eventually, I managed to pull my body into the snow so that I could stand up without falling again but couldn’t put any pressure on my right hand. I carried myself and my things to my car, called my mom and told her I thought I sprained my wrist and started to cry in pain. It was the worse thing I had ever felt in a long time! I managed to drive myself to the campus health center where I was able to see a doctor in urgent care, get xrays done, and get a hard splint/cast. Nothing showed up as being broken or torn or fractured, but I have to go back next week to have them look at it again and do more xrays if it is still bothering me. At this point, I am not to worried about it. I still have some pain/discomfort when it is moved a certain way but I went and replaced the hard bracer for a softer shorter one so I could actually use my hand more. The swelling as gone down as well so now it is just a matter of getting the muscle to not be so tight. For now I’m more worried about how hungry I’ve been and how I’m going to need lots of effective weight loss pills in order to lose what I’ve gained since this happened. I’m sure it’s a combination of being slightly cripple and having had my period start the same day that’s got me eating like a pig. Ugh.