Dear people who read my blog,
Tonight I need your help. I have a couple of problems which I need responses for. Email me, skype me, or use the comments tool below to help me out (please!)
First question (medical): My ankle has been hurting when I walk for about two weeks now. It has not been constant pain, and it is not related to my shoes (I've tried several pairs for several days in a row to no avail). There is no swelling, the hurt one is a little bit warmer than the good one, but that could be because I'm determined to find some symptom of the pain. Its been getting worse over time. I feel like if I go to a doctor he'll reply "there's nothing I can do". What should I do? I might buy a bicycle next week (I tried last week and this one to no avail--Italy!) which would get me using it less, but not by much. I need to be on my feet anyway for school. Should I go to a doctor anyway? Does anyone know of good ankle exercises? Should I use a brace? Should I just ignore it and hope it goes away?
Second question (culinary): There are lots of quinces starting to pop up at the market here. As this is not an ingredient I get to play with easily in the US, I'm going to buy some this weekend and use it. I was thinking of doing a jam, since there don't seem to be many other things to do with the fruit, but am not sure I want to just do an old-fashioned straight up simple jam. Any ideas on what quince might go well with? I saw a recipe for quince and vanilla, but would love any other ideas/suggestions.
Third question (mental health): I was in class almost continuously for eight hours today, cooking. I came home, did some shopping, and went back to cooking (dinner). I picked something trick just 'cuz. Then I thought about my whole baked goods project, and instead of making the easy scones I was going to do, I made an apple pie, complete with lattice top. I think I'm addicted to cooking. As you can see from my previous question, I'm already thinking about the next project. Is this healthy? I had things I was going to do tonight, like blog about my visit to Villa I Tatti and showering. (I was not going to blog about showering. That was a different thing I was going to do tonight.) I guess its good that I want to do this professionally, since I can't seem to tire of it....
Anyway, that's what's going on for now. If you have any info/advice about any of this, let me know! I'm going to go check on my pie to see if its cooking well.....
Also: Just saw this on the NYT blog. Its the 1st 50 rules for waiters, and it is really interesting to read. I definitely agree with it!
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Per ankle: try tracing the alphabet and doing stretches. Warmth is not usually a problem (unless it's inflammation) but it doesn't seem to be the case here.
ReplyDeleteI just hurt my ankle :( so actually it's quite cold. The circulation's bad, and I'm always trying to warm it up.
Cooking all the time definitely isn't unhealthy! There are worse things to be addicted to (like video games =p).
ReplyDeleteAs for the quince, you can try a paste like the one listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_de_membrillo
Hope all is well!
Hey!
ReplyDeleteSo, when I had tendinitis this summer, I was not able to actually feel the inflammation, but the podiatrist touched my ankle and was like "yeah, that's really swollen, you have tendinitis." I wore an ankle brace every day for two weeks or so and took an NSAID (naproxen (aleve) or ibuprofen) when it hurt. After a few weeks, it stopped being sore and now I only wear a brace when I go running.
Also, there is no shame in being addicted to cooking. One of my favorite parts of the day is when I walk home and plan what I'm going to cook.