Last night I slept much better than Sunday night. I suppose it's all due to the pain killer I took after dinner. The drug is just Ibuprofen (aka Motrin or Advil) -- but prescription strength.. 600mg per pill (your normal over-the-counter extra strength Motrin is 500mg I think) but this pill is the size of a JellyBelly(tm)! Apparently ibuprofen at this dosage is also commonly presribed treatment of the pain from arthritis. I guess it's strong enough -- I can even walk today without wincing in pain every step. However, if I twist my leg relative the foot, or tug on my heel (imagine putting on a pair of shoes and attempting to push your heel into the shoe) it will hurt like hell. But that's am improvement I guess from yesterday.

But boy does the foot swell! not only is the ankle swollen, today the top of the foot is also swollen. The purple colour from the bruising has also spread from around the ankle, down to the side of the foot, towards the front. If I press anywhere on the outside of the ankle it hurts. I still cannot abduct or adduct my foot without pain, and my toes have limited mobility because of the swelling towards the toe-end of my foot.

Oh well, I think it can only get better at this point.. I'll be wearing my sandals (with socks, cus otherwise it's pretty gross), and look at my lonely scooter longingly before I step out of the house. :\ Meanwhile I should try the suggestion made in this webmd.com article.