Ankle disability, pain in wieght bearing
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I sprained my left ankle lower fibula crack (not fully fractured) and talus crack. I went 3 doctors they said different advice. Of course Doctors are also humans like as but if they will be a little more kinder and friendlier with us it will be better. I was 4 weeks in a cast this is a fifths week and I removed cast last week. All doctors said me to walk normal give up crutches. But they did not know your body as you they only feel it when they also get injuried their own body. I can move,rotate and bend my ankle without pain. It feels normal like before but when I put my full weight it hurts like a hell. I cannot even put my full weight I only put my half weight. But they said me to walk.But how, how can I walk with this pain. Pain is only in my lateral malleolus when I bear weight. One of them said me to get drug named "Antirin" why I need drug. He said that fluids reduced in my ligament thats why it hurts. What a fluid?? ligament stretches, tears but fluid?? I asked them to do second xray but they denied it. They said everything is okay. But I cannot walk even bear weight. Sorry for appealing but please give me advice is it normal that deep pain when ligaments damaged or do I have another problem with bones (fibula, talus). It feels that my ankle is getting better day by day but I cant still bear weight. Will lateral ankle ligaments heal itself or do I need surgery. Please don't say see your doctor I went them enough.
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kpower whizjoe
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Whizjoe,
Your are right to question your doctors' dismissal of your complaints, or their suggestion to turn to drugs to alleviate symptoms.
The ankle is a very intricate structure and any number of things could be causing acute pain when bearing weight. A peculiar aspect about your case is that you are completely painless when not putting weight on ankle-- but it is not really that extraordinary.
Look to possible soft tissue damage (ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves, and so forth) as possible causes. An x-ray won't show this damage but special imaging techniques like MRI or ultrasound can usually ferret out this damage with proper interpretation by specialists.
Best wishes.