I guess moral of the story is if your gut is telling you to slow down or that something isn't right maybe take a step back and reasess the situation?

Maaan those words got me and is that I have noticed that all the times that bad things have happened in life, many times there was always that feeling of taking it easy and by ignoring it we crashed against reality.

I'm glad you at least see things with a bit of optimism, that will help you heal faster and come back stronger. I hope you get better quickly.

After the cast is removed it is very important that you do physiotherapy to recover the strength of the ankle, it will feel different and weaker but with the therapy it will return to normal and you will avoid future pain