Going away for awhile; am I going to be okay?

Hey, so about a week and a half ago, I was jumping into a pool. I didn't realize how shallow it was, and my right foot stomped hard into the pool ground. It did not roll; I landed flat foot. It hurt very bad for about the first 30 seconds, and I had a limp due to a pain in my heel for the next two days. After, I was able to walk without a limp again, but with a moderate pain in every step.

My heel has had absolutely no discoloration or swelling, just pain when stepping with pressure on it. The pain is concentrated seemingly in the back inside of the heel (as opposed to the pain being on the surface of the skin like a bruise). Massaging it or pushing on it with my palm causes no discomfort either. I can feel a bit of pain when squishing it from the sides with both of my palms, but it is different than the pain from walking.

It's not a major pain, but my concern stems from the fact that it seems as though it has not gotten better since the two day mark I mentioned above, and the fact that I am leaving from my parents house to an internship half way across the country tomorrow.

I took a single Advil every 24 hours for the first week or so, but in the past few days I haven't. The pain has been a bit worse, but it is probably because I walked a lot yesterday. I was back to limping a bit too.

Should I be concerned?

(19 year old, Male)

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