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How do you fix a @%&#ed up ankle?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by three_bags_full, Oct 13, 2011.

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  1. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Re: How do you fix a @%&#ed up ankle?

    I took your advice last night and iced it for about 30 minutes while elevated and then slept with it elevated.

    I woke this morning to very little pain, reduce color and swelling, so maybe it wasn't as bad as I originally thought. I was expecting to fall to the floor when I got out of bed, but it didn't happen. When I woke up, I took a few seconds to feel it out an did some rotations before I got out of bed and hurt myself.

    To my surprise, about half the swelling is gone and most of the purplish color has faded.

    I'll take some ibuprofen this morning and ice it again tonight, but I think I've dodged a bullet.

    Thanks for the help, doctors.

     
    three_bags_full, Oct 14, 2011
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  2. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Re: How do you fix a @%&#ed up ankle?

    precisely.
     
    Chef2, Oct 14, 2011
    #26
  3. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Re: How do you fix a @%&#ed up ankle?

    We're not doctors.

    But you, after all thus hyperbole, might be a wuss.

    You might want to stick to flag football.

    ;)
     
    TigerVols, Oct 14, 2011
    #27
  4. KJIM

    KJIM Well-Known Member

    Or a typical guy. ;)

    Seriously, I have a horse flip over on me, lose consciousness for 45 minutes, then, 15 minutes after coming to, work a four-hour shift on my feet before going to the doctor (for a CT scan, not for ankle sprain-treatment) but somehow a rolled ankle knocked you out for the night?

    Glad you're feeling better, but man, cowboy up!

    :)
     
    KJIM, Oct 14, 2011
    #28
  5. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Re: How do you fix a @%&#ed up ankle?

    3 Bags.... I heard a pop when I tore the ligaments in my ankle back in high school. You may still want to get that checked out. Also, go buy yourself a brace. I had to wear one for a few weeks after it happened. But it's just this thing you lace up that wraps tight around your ankle. All padded and supportive. No metal or anything, except for the holes you run the giant ass shoelace through. But it's been fine ever since.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Oct 14, 2011
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  6. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Re: How do you fix a @%&#ed up ankle?

    Two steps forward and one step back. After waking up this morning to my nice, no-pain surprise, I was on my feet all day. Swelling and pain are back. So, I've iced a couple of times, wrapped it and and have it elevated.

    Pushed it way too far. Even jogging up and down a basketball court to "referree" a few games. :/
     
    three_bags_full, Oct 14, 2011
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  7. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Re: How do you fix a @%&#ed up ankle?

    Are you at Ft. Campbell or Camp Randall?
     
    TigerVols, Oct 14, 2011
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