Hurt mine almost 3 weeks ago doing a high knees exercise in a boot camp class at one of those heart rate training chain places
(I do not recommend joining one - I joined as an alternative to swimming, stationary cycling and rowing indoors and was injured on my 3-4 class doing an exercise that they admitted was dangerous - high knees with a resistance band trying to pull me backwards. Now I regret joining
). My foot landed wrong and ankle rolled out. It made the most disgusting series of pops. I stopped, went home, iced it 4x's a day, rested and took lots of Advil. Saw the doc as soon as I could
(3 days later
).
Doc x-rayed and I guess didn't see any kind of damage on the x-ray. Said I probably jammed the tendon and offered me a boot to wear for 4 weeks. They said I could keep exercising, but not to go crazy
(rowing, swimming, upper body...found swimming hurt it unless I use a buoy, also found easy stationary cycling is ok
). However, I've backed off to very little and I just try to sit a lot when I don't have to go somewhere so I can rest it.
I'm finding that the pain is still as bad as when I hurt it. No bruising, but swelling on the inside and outside of my ankle. Pain into my arch. No way I will be out of the boot after 4 weeks. Follow-up appointment is scheduled for 6 weeks out, but I'm considering asking to move up to 4 weeks because I'm worried the tendon is torn and they will want to do a MRI and maybe surgery.
For anyone who has had this kind of injury, does my description sound like it's more severe than the diagnosis? I've seen a number of people in forums say they finished their season with this kind of injury - I can't even walk using that foot
(without the boot
), so I definitely could not run or do anything causing impact. I've had a number of injuries and this is one of the worst in terms of pain. If needing surgery, I want to do that sooner rather than later so I'm healed up by June 1.