Re: Ankle Sprain

Iceman4175@xxxxxxxxx wrote: 
I am a Marine and I was doing some training to get ready to go back to
Iraq.  It is night time and I was on a patrol. I stepped into a hole
and feel down.  I twisted my ankle pretty bad.  By the time that I got
somewhere that I could check it out I could see the Swelling thru my
boot.  The next day i went to go and see about it.  The Corpman took
some x-rays but they could not get good angles because of the pain that
it caused.  The x-rays showed nothing broke.  All they did was wrap it
in an ace badage and give me motrin. I ended up having to go to the
emergency room because of the pain and my ankle looked really bad.
They took more x-rays and they came back negative also. The Dr. put me
in a splint for 4 days. After the 4 days I took the splint off and most
of the swelling was gone in my foot but not my ankle. I have the ankle
wraped in an ace bandage and it still hurts.  I also have pain that
runs from the inside part of the ankle to my knee. When I walk it feels
like a string is being pulled . I also of what feels like a knot on the
top of my foot.  I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what is
wrong because I have had bad ankle sprains before but nothing like
this. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 LCpl Stanton
USMC


Are you back in the States at the moment? If so, get a referal to a sports medicine specialist ASAP! I got lucky, the sports medicine specialist I was referred to works with several professional and national teams. So, when I needed his services as a rheumatologist later on, I didn't have far to go. In my experience, damaged ankle ligaments that don't heal correctly can cause a lot of problems later on, especially in a career like yours . Please get in to see a sports medicine specialist quickly.

Cheers,

Ari


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