swollen ankle?

Question

My ankle started hurting and became swollen overnight. I went to the doctor and had an x-ray. no fracture, no sprain, no injury that i am aware of, however the inside of my right ankle continues to have a swollen egg shaped section just below my ankle bone that reaches to the bottom of my foot and causes pain in my heel wether i have been on it alot or not. any ideas as to what may be the problem?

Answer 1

Try a shoe insert or buy better shoes.

You could also try one those ice/hot patches to relieve the pain or a simple bandage. Prop your ankle up at an angle for a few hours with a warm cloth or cold thingy.

If it continues to hurt or get worse, get a referral to see a foot doctor.

No offense, but you are in pain and it is obvious that your ankle is swollen. But did the doctor say anything else you can do?

Answer 2

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 3

Your doctor needs to do more....

I have the same problem with my right ankle...im in constant pain but its taken the doctor 4 years to tell me that i have a bone 3cm out of place...and thats after god knows how many x-rays, MRI scans and being in a plaster cast!

If your doctor does nothing more then go up to casulty!

Take care and go easy on ur ankle...

Answer 4

The doctor didn't do anything else??? You need to go to another doctor. Could be a cyst or something more serious.