I screwed up my ankle by rolling it when I slipped on some wet bricks, and the pain has gotten nothing but worse over the past couple of weeks. I've been eating Advil and Tylenol like Skittles (who needs a liver, right?) and gotten little or no relief from it. I had it X-rayed and nothing was broken, but I have some serious bone spurs on the heel (where it doesn't hurt) and the inside of the ankle (where it hurts like hell). Anyway, I somehow stepped on it wrong this morning and thought I was going to fall, yelled a few choice profanities, and then I could barely bear weight on it.

So I decided to go to Urgent Care after talking with my NP and getting no help (he told me just to take OTC pain meds, which I've been doing and it's chewing up my stomach). I knew they weren't going to give me narcotics because I take Klonopin, but they gave me a nice supportive walking cast and encouraged me to follow up with my new podiatrist next week. It still hurts like hell but I can at least walk on it a bit. I've been trying to get some relief for weeks...I knew I needed this boot, screw the narcs, all they do is make me stupid and I don't want that. I hate it that some people would think I'm drug-seeking, but you know how medical people are today---you're guilty until proven innocent.