GymnasticsIsLife
Gymnast
- Feb 26, 2014
- 19
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Last summer I Broke my ankle and I was in a cast for three weeks with no crutches. It was actually just a fracture and a very bad sprain. There's a lot of info so I'm going to separate it so I don't confuse you!
BEFORE CAST:
My ankle hurt really bad one day while tumbling. I kept going because I had already found out my perineal tendon sub luxes and I thought that was what was happening. This kept up for about three weeks and I was still tumbling and everything. It hurt more each week so we went to the hospital that my mom works at to get it checked. They said I had a high ankle sprain and after reviewing the X-ray said no break but to go to an orthopedic. So I still went to the gym and did some simple things for about a week before the orthopedic.
AT THE ORTHOPEDIC:
He basically said I fractured my ankle and that the hospital missed that in the x ray, and it was also sprained badly. He gave me the choice boot or cast and the cast was three weeks so I chose that.
WORH CAST:
I got the cast and went home but I could practically flex and point my foot in the cast and he aid the swelling went down making the cast feel big on my now normal sized ankle. So I got a new cast a week later and kept that one for two more weeks.
AFTER CAST:
I got the cast off and started pt. it went well, and I graduated. And returned to gym
AT THE GYM AFTER:
this happened over the summer and now it's next spring right. So we're talking about now. I did a split jump on beam and it hurt my ankle really but we were doing pressure sets so everybody was watching and I didn't want to be a wimp so I kept going. Now it's like 3 weeks later and I can barley walk on it. So I asked my mom to go to the doctor but since I've had like 100 X-rays in the past year he didn't want anymore done and prescribed me some pt. Again.
RIGHT NOW:
Sorry this was so long but basically I know something's very wrong with my ankle. Last time it was broken and I was tumbling on it and now I hurt it again and can barley walk. My doc pressed on a spot and I said ow and he basically said nothing's wrong. I am super irritated because he wouldn't listen to me and now I have pt tomorrow. If anything that will just hurt it more. My mom asked her friend at work (she works at a hospital) and he said the pt can tell if something's not right. He said to set an orthopedic appt and we got one for Friday. I'm just wondering what you think he will say about it. Also what are some differences I would be able to tell from a ligament or tendon tear , a bad sprain and a break. Also is there any way to post a pic because that might help
BEFORE CAST:
My ankle hurt really bad one day while tumbling. I kept going because I had already found out my perineal tendon sub luxes and I thought that was what was happening. This kept up for about three weeks and I was still tumbling and everything. It hurt more each week so we went to the hospital that my mom works at to get it checked. They said I had a high ankle sprain and after reviewing the X-ray said no break but to go to an orthopedic. So I still went to the gym and did some simple things for about a week before the orthopedic.
AT THE ORTHOPEDIC:
He basically said I fractured my ankle and that the hospital missed that in the x ray, and it was also sprained badly. He gave me the choice boot or cast and the cast was three weeks so I chose that.
WORH CAST:
I got the cast and went home but I could practically flex and point my foot in the cast and he aid the swelling went down making the cast feel big on my now normal sized ankle. So I got a new cast a week later and kept that one for two more weeks.
AFTER CAST:
I got the cast off and started pt. it went well, and I graduated. And returned to gym
AT THE GYM AFTER:
this happened over the summer and now it's next spring right. So we're talking about now. I did a split jump on beam and it hurt my ankle really but we were doing pressure sets so everybody was watching and I didn't want to be a wimp so I kept going. Now it's like 3 weeks later and I can barley walk on it. So I asked my mom to go to the doctor but since I've had like 100 X-rays in the past year he didn't want anymore done and prescribed me some pt. Again.
RIGHT NOW:
Sorry this was so long but basically I know something's very wrong with my ankle. Last time it was broken and I was tumbling on it and now I hurt it again and can barley walk. My doc pressed on a spot and I said ow and he basically said nothing's wrong. I am super irritated because he wouldn't listen to me and now I have pt tomorrow. If anything that will just hurt it more. My mom asked her friend at work (she works at a hospital) and he said the pt can tell if something's not right. He said to set an orthopedic appt and we got one for Friday. I'm just wondering what you think he will say about it. Also what are some differences I would be able to tell from a ligament or tendon tear , a bad sprain and a break. Also is there any way to post a pic because that might help