Re: Ankle strain not healing.
- From: hpope@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:24:11 -0800 (PST)
On Jan 27, 10:39 pm, Bill Johnston <wackedd...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Anyone care to hear this rather pathetic tale?
I injured my ankle back at the end of August. I was told it was a
strain and not a big deal, and that I didn't need to even
put an Ace wrap on it. There was no visible bruising and very mild
swelling, and "no tendon involvement". I then worsened it
by staggering rapidly down a steep slope (I was being chased by an
angry elk), and it started hurting more and swelling more.
I then later set back the recovery by taking an easy hike apparently
prematurely- it started hurting again. After a month and
a half, I started wearing an aircast, which did seem to help it, and
started babying it and avoiding exertion. I got to the
point where the swelling and pain mainly subsided, but it still was
recovering very slowly. I then tried soaking it epsom
salts per someone's advice, but maybe because the water was too hot my
foot swelled up considerably, and my large roommate
chose that time to step on it with his boot. For 2-3 weeks after that
I had serious problems with swelling again, including
not just the ankle but the entire foot, so that it was uncomfortable
to walk on. Even taking a warm shower seemed to make it
swell up. Up until recently it has seemed like even being warm- say
from wearing thick socks and having the heater up high-
has inflamed it a bit, and I still haven't tried seeing how it will
handle a warm shower yet.
The major swelling eventually went away..but its been a couple months
since that, and the darn thing still hasnt healed. It
seems to be stuck. Usually there is no pain or only moderate soreness,
an discomfort that seems to come from stiffness or
weakness. But it is still puffy and a little swollen (it seems to have
become more so since wearing the air cast). I can't
walk comfortably in shoes without the air cast- the ankle feels weak
and floppy (as if having trouble lifting the shoe due to
weakness) and starts to get sore (walking around my room barefoot
seems to cause not much trouble). There are still certain
motions, mainly turning it to the side, that cause a stab of pain. Up
and down motion seems almost normal, but side to side
it seems much more limited than my normal foot, and can cause a little
pain. I'm also wondering if there are problems with
the foot, apart from the ankle, due to the epsom/boot incident, as I
seem to experience discomfort on the top of the foot
that isn't obviously ankle related.
I have tried to perform exercises on it, but sometimes its felt too
uncomfortable, and other times I've just forgotten. It
seems to have gotten pretty weak.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Having had a number of sports related foot injuries I have a couple of
questions. Have you been taking a course of NSIDS?
Noting the time you have suffered it's time to ask for a steriod shot
into the ankle.
mitch
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