The story of my Grand Adventure is going to have to wait, as I have more pressing concerns.
10 years ago I sprained my ankle while attempting to leap over a snow bank. Since then I have regularly sprained my ankle, often doing other stupid things, sometimes just randomly walking down the street.
So I got into the habit of just assuming "I have weak ankles" and I would be careful, but as soon as my ankle would turn, I’d know that it was, at the very least, going to be tender for a few days. You get used to it. You get to a point where it just becomes normal.
This winter, though, things changed. Instead of being at a weak level of normal, I was in such regular pain that I had to invest in a soft brace. It helped, but not a whole lot. I also noticed periodic popping and clicking during really cold, dry days. I mentioned it to my GP and he recommended a good "ankle guy". My appointment was yesterday.
They took x-rays. The doc manipulated my ankle. They took more x-rays. Then they showed me my x-rays. I have a bone fragment floating around in my ankle. This is the cause of my problems and I’m going to need surgery to remove it. Further, because it’s ankle surgery, I’m going to be off my feet for 4-6 weeks while it heals – 2 weeks on crutches, then I’ll move to a walking cast.
So, yeah, I’m broken. But at least we’re looking at maybe making me fixed.