Bad landing=sprained ankle

[Jetaddict]

I know it doesn't look too bad, but it hurts pretty bad.
Yesterday when I did it, I think my shin hurt more than the ankle did:

The shin was swollen quite a bit, but the wetsuit kept me from getting a full-on stichable shingina.....thanks for that.
My ankle wasn't broken, but the damage to the ligaments is still undetermined. I am going to see if I can walk normally or get better by Friday. If not, I will be off to an Orthopedic.
Boat bottomed out on a jump- hit a sandbar. My body went down, the ankle stayed put. :grumble: Stupid.

 

[D Slicker]

My foot looked the same and it turned out I had a fracture. Better get it checked.

 

[oxnard111]

better be safe than sorry, have it checked out... but ive had my ankle look 20x worse, and it turned out to only be sprained... Dr. said I should have broken it so they could cast it. Healing would have taken less time.

 

[w-nut]

i had both my ankle looking like that at new years , they are still not 100% right but its summer here so i havent stoped riding which dosent help .
has anyone tryed ankle braces or anything like that when they ride im thinking they might be a good idea esp for me at the moment as im getting brave and takeing my feet out off the tray working up to supermans and can cans

 

[Munkie]

Looks just like my broken ankle that i walked on for 3 days

 

[Jetaddict]

Xrays were negative. No break.

 

[YAMA CAT]

Ice and Elevation is your friend. Treat your ankle right don't be a tough guy.

 

[Jetaddict]

^LOL...for sure. Trust me, it hurts too bad right now for me to want to be a tough guy. I think I've been o.d.ing on Ibuprofen.

 

[w-nut]

Xrays were negative. No break.

glad to hear that i landed a nose stab flat on friday night and felt something go in my foot . xrays today and now im in plaster up to my knee with a fractured foot

 

[Jetaddict]

Oh sh** man....that sucks big time. It's almost been a week, and my foot is black and blue, but I can bear about 95% weight on it, whereas before I had to use crutches. It still hurts in the areas where the ligaments attach to the foot, but not as bad as a week ago. The swelling is still there, but I rarely have been elevating it- so that's my fault for sure. Take it easy, and hope you get better quick.