You know, I've never had an injury that immobilized a limb. And let me tell you, it sucks. The right leg is particularly bothersome, although I suppose the arms would be bad too. I can't drive, I'm not confident enough in my off-foot coordination to think that I can work the accelerator/break in my car smoothly. So I'm stuck at home, using up my sick time, thinking that I should do some amount of work before I fall hopelessly behind. But there are a lot of things that I have been doing.

Unfortunately, one of those things is Diablo, which I installed and started playing Tuesday. I've probably spent a good 6 hours a day since then playing the game, and I'm doing pretty well if I do say so myself. But it's not what I would call constructive, even if it is a great deal of fun.

Getting around on crutches is tough. I haven't fallen yet, although there have been a couple of close calls. It's tiring getting around on one leg, especially just standing in one place. A leg gets tired quickly supporting your whole body weight. You can sort of use your crutches to help support yourself, but if you are just standing there it's because you're doing something with your hands, and so can't use your crutches.

I've set up chairs around my apartment so that I can kneel using both legs and do things like brush my teeth, wash the dishes and cook. I've also found that it's easier to eat in the kitchen so I don't have to move my plate back and forth as much.

Which brings me to another problem. It's hard to carry things when both of your hands are full. I can sort of hold small things while using my crutches, but for other things I've taken to using my backpack. Today I washed a load of laundry, which barely fit into my backpack. Even that was rather arduous as by the time I had gotten to the laundry room my leg was tired. Then I had to stand to load the washer while trying to keep the weight off my tired leg, then I hoofed it back to my apartment.

My apartment is on the second floor, so I have to climb up the stairs, which is hard on crutches. You take one step at a time, either crutches first on the way down or good leg first on the way up. Going down is not too bad, other than that feeling that you could fall face first at any time. Going up is tiring, as you push up your body with your good leg. By the time I get up to the top I'm ready to collapse into the chair I have next to the door to put on my shoe.

But meanwhile, my foot is slowly healing. It's still rather swollen, although I've finally taken off the splint. I can rest it on the floor without pain, and put a little weight on it, although not even enough weight to balance on.

So, the adventure continues. For some reason I still have lots to do even without working. Every physical thing takes longer too. Just putting away my clothes after Thanksgiving vacation took ten times more time. I haven't been able to take a shower as I'd never be able to stand on one leg that long, and I'd probably slip; and taking a bath is really gross in my shower. But I did wash my hair, head, and upper body in a big mess that took a lot of time. Can't wait to heal.