# I do not like having a sprained wrist. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560 "2010-06-26T02:23:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/1 "2010-06-26T02:23:09Z")
Teriyaki lunch. Uneven sidewalk. Fall down. Lunch is on the ground. In Belltown trees line the sidewalks. They’re planted in squares of bare ground about four feet on a side, and the sidewalk rises about an inch above them. My foot caught the edge, my ankle turned and my knee went out. I landed on my wrist. Dammit. . ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/2 "2010-06-26T02:29:14Z")
Hope you feel better soon, **Johnny**! Injuries suck. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/3 "2010-06-26T02:35:20Z")
Oh no! You spilled your _lunch_? :eek: 😃 Ice, painkillers, beer. You’ll be good as new in no time. Rest up and heal fast. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/4 "2010-06-26T02:38:47Z")
I know a Miyagi-like trick for sprains. Soak it in warm water, then massage it until the swelling disappears. You can cure a sprain in about an hour. note: it hurts like heck at the beginning but will gradually feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/5 "2010-06-26T02:43:40Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Oh no! You spilled your _lunch_? :eek: Yeah, and I got miso soup with it too. I went back to the restaurant and ordered another, but they didn’t charge me for it. Very nice of them, and I even told them it was my fault for not looking where I was going. I threw a couple more bucks into the tip. > [@runner pat](#): > > 😃 > Ice, painkillers, beer. You’ll be good as new in no time. > Rest up and heal fast. No ice. Don’t feel like a beer. I do have some Motrin, though. It’s not a severe sprain. I found an Ace-type elastic wrap in the first aid kit at work and wrapped it up. (Took it off when I got home.) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/6 "2010-06-26T03:40:56Z")
So what happened to the old lunch? ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/7 "2010-06-26T03:54:32Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Teriyaki lunch. > Uneven sidewalk. Fall down. > Lunch is on the ground. You get bonus points for telling your tale of woe in Haiku form. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/8 "2010-06-26T04:15:21Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > So what happened to the old lunch? I guess they tossed it. I didn’t open the bag (all of the miso soup spilled), but I’m pretty sure the Hawaiian macaroni-and-potato salad was in the teriyaki, the teriyaki was in the cole slaw, the cole slaw was in the rice, the rice was in the salad… Very nice of them to replace it when it wasn’t their fault. I’ll remember that next time – especially since my next meal is free. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/9 "2010-06-26T04:23:38Z")
How’s the wrist now? Can you still work chopsticks? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/10 "2010-06-26T04:29:05Z")
It’s still plenty painful. Sucks, because I use my left hand to pour coffee, open doors, accept change, use the computer… But I use chopsticks with my right hand. I took a couple more ibuprofen, and found a snack-pack of blueberries in the freezer that I’ve been ‘icing’ it with. Wondering if I should wrap it up again before I go to bed. I need to be careful to keep my wrist straight, and to not pick things up with my left hand. Housecleaning is going to be fun tomorrow… I don’t think! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/11 "2010-06-26T04:31:15Z")
If you keep it wrapped up, it won’t be able to swell up, and it will remind you not to bend it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/12 "2010-06-26T04:36:07Z")
I’ll rub in some Tiger Balm and wrap it when it gets dark enough to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/13 "2010-06-26T04:42:01Z")
Are you still talking about your wrist? ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/14 "2010-06-26T05:08:09Z")
So, back to the lunch… are they sure they can’t salvage any of it? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/15 "2010-06-26T05:19:47Z")
Well, it all goes to the same place – and it all comes out the same in the end. I suppose one of the cooks might have kept it for a snack, or maybe they gave it to a homeless person. But I’m betting it would up in the bin. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/16 "2010-06-26T05:25:11Z")
Thank goodness… please keep us posted. Please take comfort that your lunch is in my thoughts tonight. Oh yeah… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/17 "2010-06-26T06:30:35Z")
Is Belltown near Bellevue? It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the jungles of the mossy side. It’s awesome you know of Tiger Balm. Topical analgesic and aromatherapy all in one delightfully exotic creme. Before football games we’d rub a quarter-sized-dot on our foreheads before donning helmets. Kept us focused. Of course, now whenever I smell it I want to knock people down… > [@needscoffee](#): > > Are you still talking about your wrist? Heh…you don’t want to use TB as a lube. Only Chuck Noris would do that! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/18 "2010-06-26T06:50:49Z")
**Johnny** remember R.I.C.E. Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. **Inigo Montoya** , Belltown is downtown, near the Seattle Center, Bellevue is across the lake. They are about 20 miles apart. Bellevue is busy and safe, Belltown is busy and dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/19 "2010-06-26T06:54:28Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > Belltown is busy and dangerous. Apparently! Thanks. I was also thinking it might have been part of Kirkland but was clearly mistaken. I am forgetting the homeland… ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560/20 "2010-06-26T06:55:38Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > **Johnny** remember R.I.C.E. Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. > > **Inigo Montoya** , Belltown is downtown, near the Seattle Center, Bellevue is across the lake. They are about 20 miles apart. Bellevue is busy and safe, **Belltown is busy and dangerous**. (Bolding mine) Especially the bumpy sidewalks! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-having-a-sprained-wrist/544560.md?page=2)