An Unexpected Challenge

On Friday shortly after I arrived in KL I sprained my ankle - I missed my footing in crossing a drainage ditch. I will spare you the uninteresting details. Being a novice at ankle/sprain problems I did not think much about my discomfort and continued with the day. I slept very badly. By morning I could scarcely stand much less move. I called the front desk to see if they could recommend someone who could look at it. I was told to call back at 7:00, because the morning staff would know what to do. Later in the morning a staff member drove me to a clinic. I decided against an x-ray ($) since the physician didn't see immediate signs of a break. I was bandaged and got something for the pain and swelling. At the hotel the staff kept mentioning that I would need an ointment for the swelling - I was a bit puzzled. But I got an ointment and it seemed to work. The whole adventure RM 40 - roughly US$12.

I was pretty lame yesterday (Saturday). Saturday night I slept really well. Today my locomotion is mostly inhibited by trying to keep the flip flop on my foot.

My seatmate on the bus (a 2nd year physics student) took one look at my foot asked if it was a sprain. (I correctly guessed that he was a veteran of sprains.) We chatted on and off. He offered to have his friend, who was taking him back to campus, drop me off at the guest house. This was one time I was really happy to be living on campus.