Okay Maybe I Really Am Going To Die

I have been in Yellowstone ALL WEEK, walking around, tripping over rocks and stuff, and generally doing crazy things.

Aaaaaaand then we get to the Thursday.

All I was supposed to do was take out the last load to the car. That's it! That's all! Just take my backpack, purse, and some pillows down a few stairs and into the car.

That didn't happen.

My foot decided not to step right or something on the last stair, so Kylie came tumbling down. Apparently I hit my back on the stairs as I came down, but I had no idea that happened until my mom told me. And no--my back does not hurt. At all. But my right foot started the swell up just beneath my ankle almost immediately, and my left leg completely jammed up.

Why do I even get out of bed in the morning?

There was a maid up on the second floor who heard me fall and helped us get ice and, believe it or not, a couple of very nice paramedics. And, believe it or not, they made me a pillow splint. Yes. A pillow splint. There is such a thing.

So we managed to get to Driggs, Idaho and into an urgent care clinic where all of the staff were super nice and helpful. Like seriously, if you ever get hurt in Idaho I can assure you that you'll have spectacularly awesome care.

Also there was a really cute unpaid doctor intern there and it was totally awesome so if you're reading this and you were an unpaid doctor intern in Driggs, Idaho and your last day was July 25th, 2013 and you remember the girl from Salt Lake who fell off a stair then I'm totes that gal and you are cute so if you somehow happen to come across this blog for some weird reason and say "Gee I wonder if that's the girl I talked to" then YES it totes is and hi you're cute

My medical instructions are pretty much "wear a splint" and "put ice on it" and "use crutches if you need them" and "never ever never wear flip flops ever" but LOL like I'm going to listen to that last one.

But it's been a lot better than I thought it would be. I thought I'd be rolling on the ground, screaming "THIS MUST BE WHAT PAIN FEELS LIKE!!!!!!!!" at any given time, but I'm not. I'm barely using the crutch(es), with the exception of long distances and stairs. It's a ton better than I thought it'd be, especially since I was bracing myself for today because it was the dreaded THIRD DAY but it was definitely not absolutely unbearable.

So I'm doing well and not hurting way too crazy bad.

But if this post doesn't make sense, I blame the bruise.

~Kylie