i decided to be kiasu about my ankle and promptly went to see both a GP and a physio yesterday.

here’re the different diagnoses:

GP says…
– go for x-ray
– anti-inflammatory cream
– anti-inflamratory/ pain relief pills
– gastric pills
– muscle relaxant
– out of action for 6 weeks (???!!)

Physio says…
– ligament not torn, just stretched & bruised
– put cream and massage, determine pain points
– ultrasound treatment
– balancing exercises
– tape ankle up
– ice it every night
– wear proper shoes during this period
– shd be up and running in 2-3weeks (yay!)

so i’m taking anti-inflammatory medication now, and going back to the physio at the end of the week. he’s going to check out my wonky knees as well then. all this means i’ll be spinning in the meantime, and can only run/climb in a couple of weeks. hopefully i get some training into my system before i have to set off to Annapurna Basecamp next month.

in other news, i finally got my Marmot-sponsored gear yesterday, yay!