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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / November 2005Ankle Sprain
I am a Marine and I was doing some training to get ready to go back to Iraq. It is night time and I was on a patrol. I stepped into a hole and feel down. I twisted my ankle pretty bad. By the time that I got somewhere that I could check it out I could see the Swelling thru my boot. The next day i went to go and see about it. The Corpman took some x-rays but they could not get good angles because of the pain that it caused. The x-rays showed nothing broke. All they did was wrap it in an ace badage and give me motrin. I ended up having to go to the emergency room because of the pain and my ankle looked really bad. They took more x-rays and they came back negative also. The Dr. put me in a splint for 4 days. After the 4 days I took the splint off and most of the swelling was gone in my foot but not my ankle. I have the ankle wraped in an ace bandage and it still hurts. I also have pain that runs from the inside part of the ankle to my knee. When I walk it feels like a string is being pulled . I also of what feels like a knot on the top of my foot. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what is wrong because I have had bad ankle sprains before but nothing like this. Any info would be greatly appreciated. LCpl Stanton USMC I really don't know about your ankle. I'd guess a really bad sprain. But won't hesitate to do more xrays after the swelling goes down if it still hurts. My own ankle has been in and out of a splint since August and I feel for you! Thanks for serving! Vickie B. > I am a Marine and I was doing some training to get ready to go back to > Iraq. It is night time and I was on a patrol. I stepped into a hole [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > LCpl Stanton > USMC Are you back in the States at the moment? If so, get a referal to a sports medicine specialist ASAP! I got lucky, the sports medicine specialist I was referred to works with several professional and national teams. So, when I needed his services as a rheumatologist later on, I didn't have far to go. In my experience, damaged ankle ligaments that don't heal correctly can cause a lot of problems later on, especially in a career like yours . Please get in to see a sports medicine specialist quickly. Cheers, Ari  Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ I don't have any advice for you, just wanted to thank you for your service. God bless. Lyn >I don't have any advice for you, just wanted to thank you for your service. >God bless. > > Lyn Those are my thoughts and good advice from Ari. Harv I agree with everyone's advice to get back to a doctor to look at it. But then you do have to remember - and I've been told this each of the 6 times I've sprained my ankle. "By the time it heals, I'll wish I had broken it" or "Sprains hurt more and take longer to heal than breaks." Keeping that in mind, see a dr for more x4rays and make sure that you haven't damaged anything else in there. Next I want to refer you to the web site that made the brace that stopped me from repeated sprains. It's called Active Ankle Brace. They also have a section called Injury Care with info and exercises which I did faithfully. They really helped and quickly too. The website is: http://www.activeankle.com/ I do not have any financial interest in this company. I jsut think its a great product for sprains. Good luck to you and thank you for your service! Good luck! My husband broke his femur after a bad jump (army airborne infantry) Crappy care. Here's some motrin and c ya later after all the testing was done. No ortho referral. Try to get an orthopedist or even a family physician who knows what he's doing... I know that may be difficult but vital. I've always been told to ice any injured joint... so ice away and keep it elevated. Good luck and stay safe in the sandbox. Nicole >I am a Marine and I was doing some training to get ready to go back to > Iraq. It is night time and I was on a patrol. I stepped into a hole [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > LCpl Stanton > USMC Please get to an orthopedist or sports medicine specialist for proper treatment of your ankle. If you don't get proper treatment, it will haunt you forever (speaking from experience here). Most of all, thank you for your willingness to serve in our military. You and your fellow service men and women as well as your families are greatly appreciated. Thank you all for protecting us and our freedom. GOD Bless You and yours Angela > Please get to an orthopedist or sports medicine specialist for proper > treatment of your ankle. If you don't get proper treatment, it will [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > GOD Bless You and yours > Angela Well said an a me too. Harv LCpl Stanton: I also am a former service member whose troubles started with ankle pain. I am in the medical field but will not reveal my position within it due to liability reasons, but here is my advice. Report to your primary care provider and ask for a referral to Orthopedics. Very precisely explain what has been going on and for how long. Before you leave, ask for a copy of the records for that visit and do so each time that you see a doctor (this may come in handy down the road). More than likely you will need another X-ray and probably an MRI. An X-ray will show any fractures that may exist but will not show soft tissue damage, but the MRI will. You may possibly have a bad sprain or a torn ligament, tendon, etc.... requires rest, meds and ice/heat. Please post to the group again regarding your progress. I sincerely wish you the best and will pray for your safe return back to the states. Thank you for your service!! SEMPER FI ! Sincerely, Capt. Wilson USAF, separated |
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