I may have damaged my foot :(

[Stacey Summer]

So I had the use of my ex's car for work last night. (I'm still on the insurance) and I decided to drop it off and walk home rather than get up at a silly time this morning. To be honest it was a bit if a silly time anyway. Almost 2am. Anyway, I decide to do it en femme. So I put on a gorgeous mid thigh dress, black tights and a cardigan with a huge hood. (Since I do t have a wig currently) I also had my forms in of course.

Now the important bit, I was wearing my sky high black wedges and they turn the lights off on side roads after 12:30am here. I didn't see the stone but it sure made my ankle turn. My ankle is fine but the outside of my left foot feels like the bone is cracked. Had to take the wedges off and walk the rest if the way home in considerable pain. Not a happy camper.

[Vikky]

Hi Stacey

We all love dressing en femme, but beware of high heels, platforms and wedges. They can be dangerous. I have yet to get any shoes but they won’t have more than an inch (25cm) heel.

Many GGs have accidents in heels and it is very easy to turn an ankle and cause serious, even permanent damage. Driving in heels is not recommended as there have been serious accidents, even fatalities caused by drivers in heels or platforms. Wedges are little different.

Sorry to put a dampener on this subject but if you Google “accidents in high heels” you will see the evidence.

Flatties or low heels for me.

Vikky

[Stacey Summer]

Walking in heels is and never has been a problem for me. I regularly make that walk in a variety of heels of various heights. It just so happened that this time I caught an unlucky break.

[Vikky]

Hello again Stacey

Sorry I should have added that I hope you are soon mended.

Vikky

[darla_g]

so you need to get this checked out! maybe an xray. if it is broken walking on it will make it worse and i am saying that from experience. Don't be foolish

[Beverley Sims]

Stacey,
**It happens now and then.

Unlit streets are so uninviting too.

[Krisi]

Walking alone dressed as a female at 2:00 AM is pretty risky regardless of the shoe issue. I suggest having your foot checked by a doctor to make sure there's no permanent damage.

I also suggest you think twice about where and when you walk around dressed as a female. You could have had worse than an injured foot.

[ClosetED]

Here is what I use to decide if an x-ray is needed when seeing them in the ER
http://www.ohri.ca/emerg/cdr/docs/cdr_ankle_poster.pdf
Can you walk 4 steps? Sounds like you could
For ankle x-ray:
Are you tender on the BACK part of the end of the lower leg bones?
For Foot x-ray, the areas to check are different
See the poster - the base of the bone in the mid foot lined up with the 5th toe and then the middle of the top of the foot.

Tight shoes can also cause problems of squeezing the bones together causing inflammation and tingling into toes.
I walk well in my 5" stilettos (see profile pic) but I stay indoors.
Ellen

[reb.femme]

............It just so happened that this time I caught an unlucky break.

Did you use the phrase damn or blast when the break occurred? Neither if it had been me. I can be most unlike a lady in these situations.

Mercifully, I've yet to experience this in heels (jinxed it now) but had a weak ankle for years due to a similar ankle turn over. Just as an aside, does your ex know you dress? Nice that you get on to the point of being able to borrow the car.

Rebecca

[Stacey Summer]

I uttered a very unladylike "Ow f*ck!!"

It may be a bit risky walking alone en femme at that time if night but it's a risk I'm happy to take.

It's possibly just a snapped tendon or really bad bruising where it rolled on the concrete. If it's still bad tomorrow I'll get it looked at.

[Teresa]

If you do it in platforms next time maybe you could have some lights fitted on the shoes ! A chipped bone can take weeks to to feel right !

[Wildaboutheels]

Walking in any shoe, heel or no heel, anywhere in the dark where you can't see where you are stepping is a BAD idea. Ankles can take an awful long time to heal.

You might want to try RICE treatment.

[ClosetED]

RICE is not what you put in as breast filler.

Rest
Ice
Compression (ace wrap or air splint)
Elevation (higher than your heart)

is what you do for sprains/strains anywhere

[Marcelle]

Hi Stacey,

Sorry to hear about your foot . . . I hope you feel better soon.

Hugs

Isha

[Linda Leigh]

Stacey,

I hope you get better soon


hugs

Linda

[Rachel292]

Hopefully no permanent damage has been done.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
hugs

Rachel

[Stacey Summer]

A quick update. It appears as though my foot is just bruised. Was a lit easier yesterday and again today.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Stacey, Be careful with your foot so it doesn't get worse that you can never wear heels again.