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Ankle pain
My ankle has been hurting for about 10 years. It all began when I was 14 and in High School. (I weighed 115 pounds at the time, so I know my weight has nothing to do with my ankle pain.)
I was walking to my class one day, and began climbing two flights of stairs. When I stepped back down on my foot, it's as if my foot didn't connect back into my ankle joint correctly. My ankle did not twist in any unusual way. It was completely random. It was as if my ankle just gave out randomly. I went to get an x-ray a few years later (age 17), and the doctor said that he saw a white spot in my ankle joint, and that he would send my x-ray to a radiologist. Well, several days passed and I still didn't receive a call back from the doctor. I called them about 3 weeks later, and one of the assistants said that the results were normal. So that tells me that they didn't send in the results, because it is NOT normal for my ankle to feel like this. I guess that's what I get for going to American Family Care.
Years pass, and my ankle hurts only a little bit here and there. But lately, as of a week ago, my ankle has really started hurting again. Again, I didn't twist it or do anything that would indicate an injury. I was just walking one day, and out of nowhere, my ankle felt as if it gave out. I'd understand this happening if I were over the age of 50, because then I would assume it's just old age. But I'm only 25, and this first happened when I was 14.
My symptoms are:
- Crackling sounds when I roll my ankle(s) around. (Both of my ankles do this, and both hurt from time to time. But my left ankle gives me the most trouble.)
- Pain around and between the sustentaculum tali and talus. (The pain sometimes travels between the two and sometimes to my heel.)
- Feeling as if my ankle isn't properly connected to my foot. (When I take steps, it feels like my foot is popping in and out of my ankle joint.)
I made an appointment to see an Orthopedic on Monday. I was just wondering if anyone has any idea what this might be.
I was walking to my class one day, and began climbing two flights of stairs. When I stepped back down on my foot, it's as if my foot didn't connect back into my ankle joint correctly. My ankle did not twist in any unusual way. It was completely random. It was as if my ankle just gave out randomly. I went to get an x-ray a few years later (age 17), and the doctor said that he saw a white spot in my ankle joint, and that he would send my x-ray to a radiologist. Well, several days passed and I still didn't receive a call back from the doctor. I called them about 3 weeks later, and one of the assistants said that the results were normal. So that tells me that they didn't send in the results, because it is NOT normal for my ankle to feel like this. I guess that's what I get for going to American Family Care.
Years pass, and my ankle hurts only a little bit here and there. But lately, as of a week ago, my ankle has really started hurting again. Again, I didn't twist it or do anything that would indicate an injury. I was just walking one day, and out of nowhere, my ankle felt as if it gave out. I'd understand this happening if I were over the age of 50, because then I would assume it's just old age. But I'm only 25, and this first happened when I was 14.
My symptoms are:
- Crackling sounds when I roll my ankle(s) around. (Both of my ankles do this, and both hurt from time to time. But my left ankle gives me the most trouble.)
- Pain around and between the sustentaculum tali and talus. (The pain sometimes travels between the two and sometimes to my heel.)
- Feeling as if my ankle isn't properly connected to my foot. (When I take steps, it feels like my foot is popping in and out of my ankle joint.)
I made an appointment to see an Orthopedic on Monday. I was just wondering if anyone has any idea what this might be.
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