I may have broken my foot today. If not an "avulsion fracture," it’s definitely some kind of deep bone bruise. Very painful. I hope I can still dive, push off, and kick. I’ve been icing it all day, but a red bruise the size of a quarter is blossoming in the affected spot--i.e., on the top of the foot, about half way along a line that stretches between the outside ankle bone and little toe, an inch in from my foot's outside edge.
I did this carrying a bag of garbage outside, slipping on a step, catching myself somewhat violently in midair. Avulsion, as I understand it, is when a tendon, which is stronger than bone, contracts so forcefully it yanks on the bone. I hope I did not snap a boney piece off, but it does seem awfully ironic that A) I just learned about these injuries while interviewing a Baltimore Raven who suffered them twice, and B) yesterday I gave a swimming teammate, who had dropped a cooking pan on the same part of her foot, a hard time about slacking off in practice. Instant Karma's gonna getcha, indeed.
Has anyone had this kind of foot injury? We have our Y regionals next weekend, followed by Y nationals in a couple more weeks. I will probably go to a doctor, but is it possible to swim with a broken (or just very sore foot), and if so, any advice for starts and pushoffs and kicking?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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Jim, one time when I was pushing off the wall for my next set I set my feet too high on the wall to the point where my right foot slipped and as my legs were still in the pushing motion I hit the same spot tht you injured on the edge of the pool.The weird thing is that it hurt but just for e minute or so, I stretched it slightly and actually finished my work-out...But the trouble came later at work...I have to walk a lot at work and I was ok in the beginning of the shift but then closer to the end of it my foot started hurting like hell.It was so bad I got pale and had to sit down with a glass of water for a few minutes.I could not step on it at all.So I got home, iced it up very well, rubbed some sports cream in and you wil not believe it - it was fine the next day.I mean, I felt just slight pain, but overall it was great.And that is it!Judging by the pain I had that very day I thought I might have broken it or something, too, but it was only badly bruised.So I hope you have the same thing, no fractures or anything...
Jim, one time when I was pushing off the wall for my next set I set my feet too high on the wall to the point where my right foot slipped and as my legs were still in the pushing motion I hit the same spot tht you injured on the edge of the pool.The weird thing is that it hurt but just for e minute or so, I stretched it slightly and actually finished my work-out...But the trouble came later at work...I have to walk a lot at work and I was ok in the beginning of the shift but then closer to the end of it my foot started hurting like hell.It was so bad I got pale and had to sit down with a glass of water for a few minutes.I could not step on it at all.So I got home, iced it up very well, rubbed some sports cream in and you wil not believe it - it was fine the next day.I mean, I felt just slight pain, but overall it was great.And that is it!Judging by the pain I had that very day I thought I might have broken it or something, too, but it was only badly bruised.So I hope you have the same thing, no fractures or anything...
