Wrestling Match

 

Nothing ever seems to settle with my various motorcycle accident injuries. There were a few years in which I seemed to have hit a plateau with the problems related to my body injuries, but those days are long gone. These days my body can't seem to decide what it is that hurts the most or hinders my life in the greatest way. My arm has issues with pain and inabilities from the forearm to the fingertips, but most of the pain and trouble is focused on my hand. Well, for now anyway. My leg has developed a problem with the front of my ankle (I looked it up, and it's called the anterior tibial tendon). The foot on that leg has always been a bit swollen since the accident, which is most noticable to me when I wear shoes, but the pain never existed in the past. Now, the front of my ankle often hurts more than the rest of my leg and it's getting to be a considerable issue when I walk. My tibia was damaged badly in the accident, so it makes sense. The rest of my leg experiences fluctuating pain between the hip, thigh, knee, and shin. Yeah, I'm a party animal.

I'm having a lot of trouble with walking when I first stand after sitting or laying down for more than a few minutes. Much of this is related to the aforementioned ankle issue. The limping only lasts for a minute or two before I'm able to start walking normally again, but it's a real pain to have to go through this so often within a single day (hey, "experiencing pain", "a pain to go through"...I made a funny!). I still have to deal with the threats related to diabetes and heart issues, which are both things that were brought on by the accident. 

All in all, things hurt more and require more attention as my life progresses farther past the accident, which is now at the ten year mark. Each day feels as though my various injury points are wrestling for top billling within the annoyance chart. I know that the injuries caused by the accident are slowly making things worse for me, and it kind of stinks to know that the doctors have done what they can for now. So, it's up to me to either adjust daily or get a medical degree and come up with better solutions for myself. Neither option deserves much praise.