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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

What did I do to my ankle? Everytime I walk I get a shooting pain up my calf and ankle. I can barely walk or put pressure on it. It hurts!

I ran track & I was jumping on it for cheerleading cause I had tryouts today. but it hurts so bad. There's not really any discoloration. Its like a burning shooting pain. could I have fractured something?

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mordredbas: 1 year ago

You need to have it looked at if it continues for 24 hours, it could just be muscle pain, it could be a torn ligament or tendon or it could be a greenstick or spiral fracture.

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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

It's been 3 days...

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mordredbas: 1 year ago

You should probably get it looked at then, because most muscle damage would be healing by now.

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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

Oh jeeze... Alright. I'm getting a doctors app Monday. Could it be serious?

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mordredbas: 1 year ago

Probably not, you might have to sit out part of a season to let it heal though.

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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

Ahh:/ alright. What do you think they'll do for it? I know my friend in track sprained his ankle and now he's in a boot & on crutches...

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mordredbas: 1 year ago

Depends on what is wrong, treatment vary alot for the things that can go wrong in your ankles/lower legs. Just wrapping and hot soaks all the way to surgery to reattach ligaments or fuse a bone. Odds are good that it's fairly miner and is just something that you need expert advice on fixing and maybe some meds to help with the pain. Let me know if you're okay after you see the doc. I often wonder about how people are after I speak to them

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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

I will let you know. & thank you!

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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

It's severely sprained & I got X-rays. I don't know if anything is fractured yet.

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mordredbas: 1 year ago

Ouch, hoping it's not, get well soon and take care :)

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sologirl98: 1 year ago

talk to a doctor

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gabriellepope: 1 year ago

It seems like you either moved or ripped part of a tendon. Just seems like it I am not a doctor I would get it looked at

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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

My moms getting me an app. Monday.
Could this be really bad? O_o

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gabriellepope: 1 year ago

I dont think do I get pains in my ankle all the time just keep off of it

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latty: 1 year ago

if it suddenly happened, it might be torn or pulled calf muscle

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shaunna1397: 1 year ago via iPhone

Ahh, & what would they do for this? Could this be bad? O_o

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spotb4: 1 year ago via iPhone

Sprained

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knitwitjules: 1 year ago via iPhone | Last edited at 8:48PM on 3/10/2012

Sounds like "shin splints." I used to get them all the time when I did track. Take ibuprofen/Advil/Motrin or naproxen/Alleve according to the bottle's dosage, to reduce the internal inflammation and help with the pain. When you are home, keep your foot elevated (like on a footstool), and ice the affected areas-- fifteen minutes on, fifteen minutes off, repeat until bedtime. MayoClinic's site describes the symptoms, preventative measures, and treatments in more detail-- http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shin-splints/DS00271/DSECTION=symptoms :) Keep an eye on the area-- if you can't move your ankle or there is *severe* swelling, go to your doctor to get it checked out-- but unless it's broken there isn't much a doctor can do, and you'd know if it were broken! Best of luck with cheerleading and track, and I hope you feel better soon! <3

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suayres: 1 year ago via iPhone

Doctor, ASAP! We can't really tell you what's going on with your leg--we don't have diagnostic imaging equipment to find that out!

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