Sprained?? Ankle
I’m trying to decide if I should go to the dr for a rolled ankle. I rolled it internally playing basketball and heard a very distinct pop about 72 hrs ago. It swelled almost immediately and started bruising the next day. I think the swelling has gone down but the pain has worsened. The pain is around the entire ankle and on the bone itself. It radiates up my leg on the fibula bone and onto the top of my foot. I am able to walk only with a slight limp and the most pain comes from utilizing my big toe, pointing my foot, and turning my foot side to side. Flexing is totally fine.
The pictures show the swelling and bruising progression over the last 3 days. The first is the most recent.
I know it is most likely a sprain, but as an ex gymnast I have had countless ankle sprains and never had bruising in this manner. I really don’t want this to impact me in the future as I do have a very active lifestyle and don’t want a lifetime of ankle pain for something I should’ve gotten fixed now.