Is Aleve the Magic Pill?
On Wednesday evening, I sprained my right ankle playing volleyball. My first reaction was, “Oh fuck, I won’t be able to ski or snowboard for a few weeks and the season is almost done.”
I put on some ice. Then my wife applied some Tiger Palm before I went to bed. I couldn’t sleep. On Thursday, I worked from home because I could barely walk. I wrapped my ankle with ice for the entire day. It was helping, but I could still feel the pain (about eight out of ten) and my ankle was swollen.
Before I went to bed on Thursday, I applied some Tiger Palm and popped two Aleve pills. I woke up on Friday and the pain dropped to about two out of ten. I continued to apply ice and popped 1 more Aleve in the afternoon and 1 more in the evening.
By Saturday morning, the pain was one out of ten. The swell had subsided drastically. I probably can go back to snowboarding on Sunday, but I already took off work this weekend. In addition, I want to rest some more before I get back to the slopes.
I am so happy that my foot healed quicker than I had anticipated. Although Aleve sped up the treatment, I only used it when I absolutely needed it and stopped immediately.