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Bone Marrow Edema in talus with ankle effusion

I'm 23 year old female.  I twist my ankle on 9/25/12 took x ray on 10/2,the result are normal.  I continue to walk and work. 11/2/12 took MRI, the result is Bone Marrow Edema of the talus, in the anterior hald of the talus, with trabecular thickening.  Edema is most pronounced in the inferior talus adjacent to the talocalcaneal joint space and 1cm edema is seen in posterolateral talus, adjacent to the talofibular joint space.  The talar dome is intact, and the ankle mortise is uniform..and small ankle effusion by the first metatarsophalangeal joint.. 11/5, went to see Orthopedic Surgeon doctor tells me go home, rest take CT. No prescription. On  11/26 I went to take CT test on same day he just look at the film the report is not out yet and he said i can get physical therapy treatment electric stimulation and massage done because of weakness of foot.  After I got my physical therapy done,go home my foot swell with sore until second day it still swelling and sore. At third day this symptoms goes down but still sore when i touch it. I want to know if that's normal or not? I email him on the following day after i got my physical therapy treatment, he said stop PT. But other say I have to continue PT treament
Thanks, I really need help.  
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the marrow of the bone is leaking fluid how does your xray look? is there alot of dark shadows on the bones?
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He just say if swelling continue, i should go back to see him.  He didn't tell me what should I do, beside tell my to walk with crutch and start walking with my injury foot but not too much. Everynight when i sleep i always put my injury foot on top of pillow, since i got injury, recently, at second day when i wake up it's not swelling. After i put my foot down it swelling again. I have to lay on bed in the middle while i sit on my chair for too long. I didn't take any medication since i got injury besides pain killer  What should I do should I continue to get Physical Therapy on next week because my injury foot are so weak now? or Listen to my orthopedic surgeon Dr. totally stop physical therapy and just rest. I ask him before that how long it will take for me to recover, He always say depend on patients recovery ability. What can I do beside rest? Right now a little sore, but felt tingling pain under foot when i try to walk with injury foot
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