I am a 24 year old female. I found knots in my ankle last year and finally went to the doctor in January 07 sent me to an orthopedic surgeon and he gave me a steroid shot. Then two weeks later he gave me a brace to wear for 3 weeks and then wean myself off of it. And if I felt better not to bother coming back. Well I didn't go back. A month and a half later I woke up with a swollen ankle about the size of an apple. I have had no injury that I know of. The doctor at urgent care did a rheumatoid arthritis test and sedimentary test and an ana test. Everything came back negative but the inflammation test was 36 and should have been between 0-10. I wake up with no swelling and it swells throughout the day. Does anyone have any ideas?
2007-04-27 22:09:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I have been back to the doctor and he sent me to a rheumatologist. And I have had X-rays and a mri done and the arthritis doctor said i don't have arthritis. So I don't know what to do. I guess I am going to go back to my doctor again and start somewhere else.
2007-04-28 19:36:57 · update #1
Not all forms of Arthritis will reveal auto-antibodies like ana test. ESR is the inflammatory test and that is 36, so something is going on. Return to the Doc and see what they have to say.
2007-04-28 02:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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?
2016-05-18 12:44:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like bursitis, my husband has one on the lower back of his foot on his Achilles area. very painful each now and then. take ibuprofen, there fairly isn't lots they could do on the medical doctors. my husband has had his for style of 5 years.
2016-10-13 23:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋