Ouch!

Good morning, friends and Happy Monday!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. 

We had a fun-filled weekend w/ Jason's family and spent a lot of time hanging out with his niece and nephews as well as hi sister and parents.  It was crazy and fun, but we enjoyed getting the house back last night, for sure :) 

I played in a grass doubles tourney yesterday and managed to roll my ankle.  It sounded scarier than it actually was....there was a loud POP involved.  The team we were playing actually heard it pop.  I was able to walk it off and finish the day with only slight soreness.  When I got home, took my shoes off, took a shower and just vegged for a little while it started to hurt....bad.  And swell.  And bruise.  Gross. 

I've been very fortunate in my sports career to only experience minor injuries with the worst being a stress fracture in college.  Though this injury is certainly mild with minimal swelling and a little bit of soreness, it certainly still hurts and I know I need to take good care of it.  As most of you know...'taking time off' isn't one of my strong suits.  Because I've had so few injuries, I'm not really sure how to proceed.  Can I swim and bike with a sore ankle?  Will I make it worse?  Should I even be walking on it or am I making it worse my limping around?  Other than ice and ibuprofen, what should I be doing to help the healing process?  

My biggest concern is getting it better....fast!  I'm supposed to play on Saturday (I'm sure I'll be fine!) and training for the Kansas City Half Marathon should start on Monday....so I'm hoping this is just a day or two "slow down" versus an actual injury.  So, I ask you....what injuries have you sustained?  What should and shouldn't I do to make this go away QUICKLY? 

Thanks for your help and input, friends.  Have a great day.

xoxo,
ryann