I swear, vacations can never go right!!!

[THE JUICE]

mine took about a year and some months to heal. Cause I dunked the Basketball Court while in a cookout, I landed all my 200 pounds at the time. Ouch, heard a huge pop and I think I twisted it all the way. Then I started walking on it and fell down, like they say when u sprain it to walk it , so I did. The good thing is I went to the store limping alot, I was in pain. I still did the cookout. Then I started drinking alot of beer and didnt feel the pain till the next day when I tried walking and I fell. I was in crutches ofr about a week. Till this day when I do some exersices it hurts.

[dreamgirl]

thanks for everyone who has "felt my pain"

[LOCO]

mine took a month till i could walk (limp) again and few more months after that till i could walk normally... the pain finally went away after a year and a bit... i still felt it (every time i would poke around in the ankle area) almost 2 years after... finally when it all went away completely, i sprained it again.. not as much tho, but enough to put me into a bed for few weeks... (1st time i had a 1st-2nd degree sprain... partial/total tear of ligaments)
u gotta train ur leg and make those ligaments extra strong once they heal.. u have to do this or u will have many more sprains in the future (and every time ur ligaments will get weaker)
have u started doing physio yet?

[Kristylynn]

Well that sucks, I'm sorry - Good luck girl, take it easy - you'll be back on it in no time

[dreamgirl]

I'm seeing the doctor/sports med. this Thursday... it was the first appt. they had and I ahve to drive all the way to the other side of cleveland to go... (about an hour) So, I am making the effort. Right now the bruise on my ankle resembles an anchor... a real tatoo!! lol

[sugaa]

omg that sux!!

Stay off of it as much as you can becuase if you don't, it's going to take longer to heal. If you heard a little crack when you came down on it, you should be still using crutches becuase you shouldn't have any weight on it while you're walking around for a few weeks at least.

[dreamgirl]

hi sugar... i had x-rays and it's not broken and they said after a week I'd be walking without crutches... it does suck though!

[Luftdude]

Yea, it does really suck. I feel your pain dreamgirl. I rolled my old Grand Cherokee back in March of last year. And I had to wear a cast on my arm for awhile so the cut on my arm would heal up.

[dreamgirl]

I just want to tell everyone, how much of a baby I am about this... this is my first real injury... guess i shouldn't comlplain.. I'm 27... made it this far

[OldWiseGuy]

Just be careful not to resprain it once a week like I did mine.

[dreamgirl]

thank you OWG... last night I was on it alot, had to teach gymnastics... it was all swollen when I got home... can't wait to see what the doctor says tomorrow. Still lifting everyday though, that doesn't seem to bother it... just can't do any squats...