I’m starting to worry a little bit about the increasing frequency of ankle-wrenching falls. Last Thursday, I twisted my right ankle — the same one I’ve been injuring on a semi-regular basis since last spring. Yesterday I managed to walk wrong on my left ankle and took a spill on the sidewalk less than a block from our house. This seems especially unfair, since I was neither wearing crazy shoes nor carrying a center-of-gravity-impairing heavy bag, the sidewalk was smooth as glass, and I hadn’t tippled at all. One minute, I was listening to my sweetie talk about recycling major appliances, the next I was on the ground and swearing loudly. I’m beginning to wonder if there’s something wonky going on with my inner ear or something.

Comments

1. From victoria on 05/18/04

   It could be that the first time you injured your ankle you damaged the ligaments. That’s what happened to my mom. Ask your doctor next time you see him/her to have a look at it.