It's been a week since I sprained my ankle during the ultimate game last Friday and the good news is that it has shown some significant improvement. I've progressed to doing light workouts on it along with suggested rehabilitation stretches and exercises. I can walk without any limping or pain and minimal discomfort. It's still sore, and the swelling has still not completely gone down, but I'm managing it with ice and it's improving each day. The hardest part, though, is staying off of the field. I was tempted even today to go out to the game but I resisted, even though I'm young and invincible :). I'm going to try to give it at least another week before I lace up the cleats again.

This is the first time I will have gone more than a week without playing a game of ultimate in over a year. Do they have a patch or chewing gum for this?