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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i had no ice but i've just now managed to find the ice cube bags i bought the last time i needed ice (over a year ago... in between they apparently were sucked into an alternate dimension because i hadn't seen them since, although i had looked for them once or twice. i had to dig through the kitchen twice to unearth them just now) and as soon as it is frozen i will put it on my foot (ugh... that is really the last thing i want to do in this weather !). also i took some ibuprofen (i guess my instincts weren't totally off, last night i took some already), and i've put *both* my ankle protectors on wrong way around (the long part over the foot), one over the other, since i have no bandage. i hope that is good enough. and i have the foot propped up on a small table. *sigh* what a pain in the bum (in addition to the foot...) this is, and terrible timing. i hate being injured, especially an injury that makes me immobilised ! i have THINGS TO DO !!!
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when I had teenagers all over the place I was constantly using ice for a variety of injuries. a quick way to get a ice pack (without using the vodka) is to just add rubbing alcohol to a bag of water. freezes quickly and you can do a few and rotate them. also think about taking a few wash rags wetting them and freezing them. I actually have a whole stack of gel packs that can be re-used but stored outside of the freezer.
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
 that just seems unhygienic to me.
(on a side note, good god, it's astounding how long it takes cold water to freeze ! that bad has been in there for hours but the last time i checked it (not long ago) it was still visibly liquid, at least on top.)
thanks, i'll look into the neoprene thingy. currently i've got my ankle things on it and they certainly feel like they're compressing it.  it's not actually my ankle which is hurt, it's the side / top of my foot, a bit further down than the ankle. the part called the "neck of the foot" (cou-du-pied) in french. more or less where the arrow is pointing, but slightly towards the outside :
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anything in plastic will be just fine, and totally hygenic.
even a pair of tights with a sock over them would work! to start the compression bit
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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate
Get some vodka (the cheap stuff so you won't be missing anything) and pour some in an airtight freezer bag along with some water (about half and half). Turns into slush; works great, no food goes bad, and if the bag is good it's reusable.
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and then you can drink it when the pain is REALLY bad!
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Well, "not too bad" is probably an apt description. Fresh is best, frozen is second best, canned is if neither fresh nor frozen are available.
Dennis
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*shudders at the thought of canned peas* some things just should NOT be canned and eaten!!! peas, asparagus...