How long does it take for the darn things to heal! I sprained it almost 3 weeks ago, and it's still puffy. I've been x-rayed, and no bones broken, although it swelled up until even my toes were a bit puffy. Now the swelling has gone down some and I can finally walk almost normally, although not as far as normal, and can go up and down stairs better, but it's a good thing it's summer because I can still only wear sandals comfortably. The ankle is just too fat and gets in the way. It's a cankle.

Luckily can pedal a bike a bit on the flat now, because there's nothing left to do around the house (I cleaned the house, washed the dog, re-siliconed the shower, refinished and painted some folding steps, weeded the garden, planted out things I had in pots, rebuilt my wobbly shelves, picked blackberries, made muffins, sorted old clothes, took the recycling in, went through old boxes and dismantled and cleaned my bikes). I think I'm going bonkers from lack of exercise though - I'm going to try switching the flat pedals from my commuter bike to my road bike so I can go on a proper ride, I feel all out of shape and blodgy.