Day 9

The pain has reduced to a mostly deep muscular ache.

Blood rushes down when I try to stand, and my foot turns red in a minute or less. I’ll still try to stand to brush my teeth, or do some ankle pumps etc. Still deeply uncomfortable.

I’m continuing to elevate my knee (I’ve found a way to prop it higher yet support my knee in a straight angle) and ice it.

I meditated, looked at the clouds passing by outside my window (it was a lovely day), ate my healthy breakfast/lunch/dinner, and read.

I treated myself gently today. If we keep rushing to the next destination, even if that destination is a more pleasant one (aka one without pain) we lose sight of the present, and the lesson to be learnt. Even though visitors were a welcome distraction last week… they remain distractions. I must be with my pain.