Ankle sprain..still not better after 9 weeks.!!

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Hi Angie. I would rest your leg and ankle completely and have it elevated whenever possible. I am far worse off than you as I have had major Surgery on my ankle that was 3 weeks ago after a bad fall.I have plates and screws, I had clean breaks in 3 places with a dislocation. I'm still in pain and a long way to recovery. However I hear your distress. I would as already mentioned keep off it and get it examined again. If you need an operation, have it. The healing process can be slow with some people but you may not need an operation. Rest, rest, rest is the way to go and keep that leg elevated. I wish you a speedy recovery and keep calm work comes last. You come first. I hear you.

Hi Angie ankles are very complex beasts and a bad sprain can be as bad as  a dislocation so don't feel bad or a fraud.  I broke my leg in 4 places and dislocated my ankle in Feb my bones have healed but the ankle still swells and aches even after all this time. I am still in physio as still walk with a limp and struggle on hills and stairs. My colleague sprained her ankle in March and she is still in pain and struggling. It is right to try to keep walking but only with what your comfortable with. I know it feels a strain but you will have to be patient as the recovery journey could take a while. Stay positive they do say we will get there.. One handy hint they gave is before you get out of bed try to move your feet up and down and round and round if you can  before you stand as it removes some of the pain from standing and the horrible morning hobble.

I have a perineal tendon tear at the moment but they dont want to operate.  It is very tender and sore achey.  Treatment is rest, support bandage / taping and strenthgening exercises and probably an injection

Hey there, I tore a ligament in my ankle about 3 years ago (and 2 years before that had a very bad sprain as well). Make sure to do stretches and strength exercises to help your ankle once you start feeling less pain. I didn't and I still have pretty bad ankle pain on a daily basis. The swelling never went down and sometimes I can barely walk. I have a special ankle brace that I got from my orthopedist, it's a bit better than the ones in the stores. My ankle clicks and it's fairly weak. I've seen two doctors who said there's nothing we can do at this point, as the damage is done and they don't want to do surgery. Look up ankle exercises online if your doctor didn't give you any, the stretches do help. I hope you feel better, make sure to sit with your ankle up when you can and ice it several times a day!! 

Anyway, here's a slightly related horror story for you: The shoe on my mom's heel broke and she fell down the stairs, landing on her right ankle (bent under) on every step. Her ankle immediately swelled up and turned black and purple, so they went to Patient First (if you don't know, it's an urgent care clinic). They told her it was sprained but not too bad, and they told her to wrap it up and keep walking on it. So she went out that night, dancing and drinking at a bar. The next morning brought horrific pain, like 10/10 on a pain scale, so they went to the actual ER. The X-rays showed her ankle was fractured on the inside, the bone chipped and broke off on the outside, and she tore several ligaments in her ankle. Patient First is horrible for broken bones/sprains/etc. How they missed all of that is beyond me. :P 

Hello,

I just happened to stumble upon your story while I was doing a google search. I sprained my ankle almost 3 months ago and what you felt, I am now feeling exactly the same way. I hope that your ankle has healed up nicely by now as I noticed it was 10 months ago that you had posted this. I was just wanting to ask if you don't mind, if it has in fact gotten 100% better and how long it took to heal. Also, did you end up needing to have surgery? My orthopedic doctor has me doing physical therapy. I have seen improvement week to week but still feel pain and stiffness. If it doesn't get completely better I fear I will need surgery. Hope to hear back from you on your results. Thanks.

Angie. I don't know how old this post is. I'm going to reply anyway. I had the same issue about 15 years ago. I injured my right ankle and my doctor at the time kept saying I had a hairline fracture and kept my foot and ankle in a cast for 3 months. My ex husband at the time started calling doctors and found one that said he thought it was reflex sympathetic dystrophy. I think it's now called crsd. I went to the doctor and he said he would need to do a test and block my nerves that regulate the blood flow to my ankle and foot. My foot was literally dying. It wasn't getting any blood, it hurt so bad to walk on the full foot so I started walking on the tips of my toes and my Achilles tendon shortened. The test was successful and I had surgery. It completely went away. Look up rsd on internet and see if you have the same symptoms of this. I was told without surgery I would lose my foot due to it not getting any blood because of the damaged nerves at the ankle. My foot and ankle were so swollen and painful. I hope you get better

I'm in the same boat as you. I was told i had a sprained ankle as well. I've been out of work for 4 months going on 5. I got a MRI it then showed torn ligaments and tendons. Now my doctor thinks i have this condition call reflex systematic dystrophy. Im still hopping on my foot and i feel hopeless. Sorry i that's the only answer i can come up with. I too am seeking answers..Good luck on your findings.

Hi Angie. I've been going through the same thing. I rolled my ankle on one of those spiky burrs from pine trees while out walking my dog. It's been 7 weeks now, and my foot, ankle, and even my leg right above my ankle are extremely swollen, and super painful! I've had x-rays and no break, but I'm waiting for my MRI tomorrow. It unfortunately took an act of God almost, just to get an appointment within a reasonable amount of time. My doctor has told me to keep it wrapped until the MRI, but i swear that makes it worse! I just want to find out what is wrong with it, and if it's ever going to get better. So I understand what you are going through! Hopefully your ankle gets better soon!