<p>LOL @ riding around on a scooter your first week of college. that suckssss.</p>
<p>and just tell people what really happened. its not like you were being a nerd studying in the library and sprained your ankle on a book.</p>
<p>couldnt you just find a friend who has a car to bring you or does that make too much sense</p>
<p>Status Update:</p>
<p>Well i’ve gone to the student health care facility and gotten an xray. Turns out I slightly fractured my left ankle so I got one of those plastic braces and crutches. It’s been a real pain. All my friends left for the welcome meeting before I could ask. So the scooter was the best option, plus around 4 people waved and gave thumbs up because they thought I was just having fun.</p>
<p>Doctor said to expect 3 months of this hell</p>
<p>You’re lucky you got a scooter, my son had to suffer with crutching around the campus.</p>
<p>There’s a very wide range of sprains depending on how bad you tore the ligament…sometimes you’re on crutches for weeks, sometimes you slap the brace on and you’re walking without help the next day.</p>
<p>@justintsn - sorry to hear that. After it’s healed you might want to talk to a sports trainer - there are a bunch of exercises you can do to help rebuild strength in your ankle (certainly helped me after a couple ankle sprains, nothing like a fracture!)</p>
<p>I think a faulty parachute should come into it somehow…</p>
<p>Have you seen that episode of Family Guy (not a frequent viewer myself) where Quagmire makes up that story about him getting attacked by wheelchair ninjas, black Nazis, and a T-Rex?</p>
<p>Just use that, only instead of dying you fractured your ankle.</p>
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<p>With your scooter, be sure to gangsta lean nonchalantly while driving around. Don’t forget to wear shades.</p>
<p>^ LOL. “Gangsta lean” Laugh of the day for me.</p>
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<p>I lol’d hard.</p>
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<p>No, they were being a nerd playing ultimate frisbee.</p>
<p>skydiving</p>
<p>10 char</p>
<p>The truth will set you free. </p>
<p>haha.</p>
<p>“With your scooter, be sure to gangsta lean nonchalantly while driving around.”</p>
<p>“Realistic beginning -> Fight Scene -> Completely unrealistic ending that oddly enough is scarily believable”</p>
<p>“its not like you were being a nerd studying in the library and sprained your ankle on a book.”</p>
<p>I do not think I can handle the nerdiness of CC any more.</p>
<p>"Well i’ve gone to the student health care facility and gotten an xray. Turns out I slightly fractured my left ankle so I got one of those plastic braces and crutches. It’s been a real pain. All my friends left for the welcome meeting before I could ask. So the scooter was the best option, plus around 4 people waved and gave thumbs up because they thought I was just having fun.</p>
<p>Doctor said to expect 3 months of this hell
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<p>You’re lucky to have a scooter</p>
<p>The scooter also will be an easy way to meet people. Many college students don’t know how to make small talk, but your scooter is something that most people will ask about. You then get to tell a funny, true story about how you managed to fracture your ankle while playing ultimate frisbee the first day of college. Note the emphasis on “true.” Making up something about being in a fight would just be stupid. If you tell the truth, you’ll likely meet others who like ultimate frisbee or who have similar stories about getting injured while doing something athletic that they enjoy. </p>
<p>That story actually will be a good way for you to get to know people. You’ll also be very recognizable – which will work in your favor and make it easier for you to make new friends.</p>
<p>You’re actually lucky to be using a scooter without having a major disability like CP. I have a friend who uses a scooter because of CP, and yes, people in general like her scooter, but because her speech is indistinct and her movements are spastic, people tend not to approach her to talk about the scooter or to get to know her.</p>
<p>Sprains can often be MUCH more painful than even a break if they are severe enough. I’ve never been on this section of CC before and I’ve already encountered more bullying than anywhere else, if you have nothing better to do than tell people how inept you think they are then YOU are inept at life. How ridiculous, honestly.</p>
<p>To the OP, you hurt yourself. No big deal. I think your awesome story is that you sprained your damn ankle playing frisbee. That’s funny, learn to laugh at yourself! I broke my foot once because I ran into a carpet shampooer, seriously. It’s been four years and people still think it’s funny. Was pretty much completely unable to move for weeks unless I hopped on one foot, I was too much of a wuss to handle the crutches and was too embarrassed to use a wheelchair. That was silly. There’s no reason to be embarrassed by an injury. It happens to everyone. And I don’t doubt that you’re in pain, I had a minor ankle sprain from a car accident last winter and had to stand on it all day at work the next day and the use REALLY made me sore. There’s no shame in resting your injury if that means you need a scooter until you can get to the health center-- though I think they sell crutches or canes at the pharmacy sometimes which you may prefer if you are worried about it.</p>
<p>If I found out you were blastin around on a scooter because you had a sprained ankle…depending on my mood, there would be about a 90% chance that I would spear you off of it.</p>
<p>L0L. this happened to my brother today. He will need crutches for his first day of university.</p>
<p>Don’t feel bad. You’re not the only one.</p>