So while trying to mow the lawn, I fell into our pond and was unable to bear weight on it. So I hobbled to the car w/ my daughter's help and drove to the doctors. They took xrays and came back with no break or fracture, so I went home did the Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. 4 weeks later, still have pain and the swelling is like a bracelet around my ankle and there is tenderness along my outer foot (the bone that leads to the baby toe). I had more xrays and again was told it was only a sprain and to take it easy. 3 weeks after that appointment, I went back to doctor again.. no xray this time, but a referral for an MRI. The swelling is the same, the pain is the same. I wake up with my ankle aching every morning and it aches when I drive to and from work (which is an hour each way).
I have had previous ankle sprains before and even torn the ligaments in that same ankle to the point that up my outer leg turned black and blue just below my knee. That hurt like no tomorrow, but it was a lot better 8 weeks out than this one is.
My right ankle never bruised this time around. I am just frustrated and can't do the things I enjoy and am limited on the amount of walking I can due becasue of this and my job requires a lot of walking from time to time.
Suggestions and ideas welcome. Thanks
Hi. Seems like your being told what it's not but not what it is. There's always a reason and if your dr can't tell you then I'd be going for other opinions. Somet they get it wrong. Because your pain has gone on a long time. I still have pain after almost 5 months but that's with break fib frac tib and plate and screws I never expected this long a recovery.
Oi Mic
Uau, que história incrível você tem aí. Sinto muito pela sua confusão e dúvidas sobre esses sintomas preocupantes no seu tornozelo.
Como você tem um histórico de lesões afetando o tornozelo recentemente machucado, eu diria que o seu acidente recente também desencadeou uma condição comprometida de longo prazo no tornozelo.
Seu médico é especialista em ortopedia ou em problemas nos pés? Não entendo por que seu médico está tão indiferente em relação à sua condição. Sua dor e sintomas parecem um apito alto alertando que algo está errado.
Se a sua condição permanecer a mesma ou piorar ainda mais, eu pediria imediatamente um encaminhamento para um profissional que se especialize nesses problemas de tornozelo. Com base na minha experiência com lesões no tornozelo, fico chocado que seu médico não tenha colocado você imediatamente em uma bota CAM para evitar mais possíveis lesões enquanto eles investigam a natureza real da sua doença.
Espero que você consiga o conselho e o cuidado profissional de que precisa para superar esse obstáculo. Boa sorte.
So got the results back from my MRI...I have a partial tear to my peroneal brevis muscle and a partial tear of the anterior talofibular ligament. I go in to see an orthopedic surgeon on the 5th of September.
Question is... Do you think/know if surgery will be needed? It's been 8 weeks since I injured it. It hasn't been casted it immobilized.