decidedlyodd

This afternoon, I had an appointment with the doctor about my ankle. He sorta felt around and rotated my ankle and told me he didn’t even need to do x-rays since otherwise I would have been screaming in pain as he did the exam. Basically, he said to continue taking NSAIDs and elevating it. He said I could go back to exercising on it as soon as the pain is tolerable. I think I may go swimming tomorrow since that joint isn’t heavily used in swimming. Jogging will almost certainly be a tougher battle. Because the whole joint has been loosened somewhat and proprioception affected a bit, it can be susceptable to reinjury. Either way, it’s good to know nothing’s broken and that time should heal things up. Unfortunately, I guess these kinds of injuries heal at a fairly unpredictable rate. Serious ones can be jogged upon in 3 days while ones with minor swelling have sometimes taken weeks before they could be comfortable walked on.