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HeyJoe 01-28-2008 12:05 AM

sprained ankle
 
i badly sprained my right ankle because i guess having numb feet and lower legs i just didnt feel my foot not being placed correctly or over time. I didnt know that i hurt it, felt just a wince of pain, and have been walking on it for two days and now it is very swollen. I have sprained my ankles many times and broke it and toes a few times. Im afraid that i may break my ankles down over time and be in worse trouble.

Aussie99 01-28-2008 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HeyJoe (Post 199412)
i badly sprained my right ankle because i guess having numb feet and lower legs i just didnt feel my foot not being placed correctly or over time. I didnt know that i hurt it, felt just a wince of pain, and have been walking on it for two days and now it is very swollen. I have sprained my ankles many times and broke it and toes a few times. Im afraid that i may break my ankles down over time and be in worse trouble.

Hi Joe,

Very sorry to hear you hurt yourself. I hope that you'll heal up quick. What did the doctor say? Did they recommend any PT? Are you wearing special shoes, or do you have shoes designed for PN?

mrsD 01-28-2008 07:28 AM

oh, ouch...
 
Please have it looked at carefully...

Sometimes people break off a small piece of bone when the ankle sprains(where the tendon attaches)...this leads to very poor healing and permanent damage over time if not caught very early and immobilized properly. (this is more common as we age).

So I hope you get it X-rayed.

ice and rest, and keep elevated, are the best treatments. Soaking in lukewarm epsom salts may help too.

nide44 01-28-2008 10:27 AM

Sorry to hear about it Joe.
I, too have pains in my ankles occasionally (not enough, I think)
and think I may be doing damage to them over time. I haven't
had a doc see it when it happens, so I don't know if its a sprain,
but I've broken toes before - and not realized it until the swelling
& discoloration appears.
Keep it elevated, iced, & stay off of it.
I hope it heals quickly.

Roxie2007 01-28-2008 10:33 AM

HI Joe!
Sorry to hear about your injury. How miserable to have to put up with all that goes with a sprain. I hope you heal quickly and totally!

MelodyL 01-28-2008 11:23 AM

Hi Joe.

Hope you feel better soon, and stay off of that ankle until you do.


You take care.

HeyJoe 01-28-2008 12:27 PM

I just realized it was sprained last night when i saw the swelling, i think i did it on a maybe one inch high ridge of grass on frozen ground...unreal.....since ive sprained them many times im sure that they sprain more readily.......from what the x ray shows with degree of swelling nothing is broken, and ill have to stay off it until the swelling goes down. Im going to get some of those elastic ankle supporters that i used to wear when i played hockey. Its the not feeling the uneven ground thats the problem i think and you dont feel your ankle starting to strain and just keep the weight on the foot at that instant instead of reacting like a normal person would do. The injury itself is no big deal but the long term effects of repetitive injuries i think is. Thanks for responding everyone.

Brian 01-28-2008 04:03 PM

Yeah, i hope it heals quickly Joe, sounds like a great idea with those ankle supports to help prevent any further sprains in the future.

Brian :)

glenntaj 01-28-2008 04:29 PM

Sorry to hear about this, Joe.
 
Unfortunately, twist and sprain injuries are very common in people with neuropathy, as the garbled nerve signals mess with our proprioceptive (bodily feedback) abilities, and often we move joints further than they were intended to be moved without knowing exactly how far we've gone--until it's too late. Not to mention the degree to which neuropathy can interfere with our pain signalling systems.

Mr.s D is quite right--any major twist or turn in the ankle area is worth an x-ray to check out the bone/tendon attachments, an dmay require immobilization. (My 9-year old son got a grade 4 low left ankle sprain last year--about as bad as you can get without a break--and he was sat down for nearly six weeks. We still have him wear a sleeve when he plays basketball.) The ankle area does not heal as rapidly as many others--for the same reasons that many neuropathies start in those distal areas; the region does not have as good a blood supply as others, and blood must ravel farther, and it's easy to disturb transportation of oxygen and nutrients to the area and transport of fluid and waste products out (especially with inflammation).

Silverlady 01-28-2008 04:38 PM

Hey Joe,..
 
I'm so sorry to hear of your injury. Ankles support the entire body and the way we move. I've been suffering with my left ankle since the stress fracture months ago. It never got to properly heal from the fracture, ...I think. If you have a ReBuilder, you might use it at night to stir up the blood circulation in the area. I hope it heals fast for you.

Billye

Dakota 01-28-2008 05:47 PM

Sorry for your trouble, HeyJoe. People with ankle issues should wear very good, suppportive shoes at all times. Ms. D's recovery advice is right on!

dahlek 01-28-2008 07:42 PM

OH Joe! I know that HURTS!
 
And it's not going to go away soon, tho I wish it would.
See if your doc or podiatrist has some co-flex disposable wrap and maybe some pre-wrap that you can use to help keep things together. Then keep off it as much as you can with some ice compresses on it if you can stand them.
I agree with everyone that you should see either an orthopod or podiatrist to help check and make sure there is really no more damage than a 'sprain'. Sprains are bad enough. If it's worse, well..nuf said. Best to be cautious with this stuff or it could get worse.
That uneven ground can be the undoing of us all! Get well FAST! - j

darlindeb25 01-29-2008 07:58 AM

Awwwwwww Joe, sorry about your ankle. I would come walk your dogs for ya, if my boss would let me have the time off, but he wouldn't and I'm sure your dogs would walk me!!!:eek: Feel better big guy.

I read all these accidents and they are something to worry about. I find myself cutting corners to close, it's hard to describe what I mean, yet afterwards, I think, wow, you can't do that, one of these days you are going to hurt yourself! It's such a weird feeling, it's like my legs lean a little, stressing my ankles--just the fact that I am realizing it has to mean something is not feeling right and it's time to change the behavior.

Neuropathy is such an everchanging creature. You read what one is feeling and you realize, hey, I felt that once, yet, now I feel this. My toes used to go numb all the time, very rarely now, yet, the soles of my feet are burning, which never happened and now, much to my dismay, my feet are liking socks and I am the barefoot queen. Still have to sleep barefoot though!!! :pEverchanging!!!!

daniella 01-29-2008 11:19 AM

I am so sorry. Are they putting you in a boot or cast thing? I have severe inner ankle pain rsd maybe there who knows anymore.So I understand. I also have been accident prone. I am not sure if some is natural things that happen to people but for me sends me into horrible pain,some lack of balance/strength,and some is my mind is else where. Feel better an be safe

HeyJoe 01-29-2008 11:53 AM

I have had sprains before where i had at that time a soft cast. Its not broken according to x rays but its swollen so that isnt a definite. Thanks for all of the replies. I have been dropping things a lot more the last week or so, like up to 3 times a day. Who knows what that signifies, like Deb said these symptoms come and go in many cases. Aint PN grand!

darlindeb25 01-29-2008 01:52 PM

Now see Joe, I go through stages where I can't hang onto anything, there are days where I drop everything I touch, I get so frustrated. Remember when I dropped my cellphone on the cement and had to pay to replace it. That day I dropped things all day.

I bought myself a guitar after Christmas, I have wanted one for so long. Somedays, my right hand goes numb, funny thing is, my left is the worst of the 2. I haven't had any trouble with my left fingers going numb, but sometimes I can't get them to go where I want them to go. Now when Kev is trying to play for me, he sometimes can't feel where his fingers are, then he gets frustrated. I do think the guitar will be good therapy for me and I actually am learning to play it.:D

Well, back to work. Feel better Joe.


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