Pain in the ankle doctor says I can’t do anything about it
little back story I had both my clubfeet corrected surgically when I was 1 and it didn’t cause much issues throughout my childhood but not that I’m in my early 20s I started experiencing major pain in my left ankle. especially when it’s touched in around the talocalcaneal joint. at first I couldn’t walk for a week the pain was so bad. it went away for the most part but I still feel that my left ankle is a bit more sore than my right one. i ended up going to a specialist and he said I can’t do anything about it… he saw my x rays and said that the fusion surgery is inevitable at some point and it’s only a matter of time. I asked if I can do something (becase I can still walk, I go to the gym so maybe I can do something to help out my feet to prevent additional surgery) and he only said that all the measures I could take are only delaying the inevitable… the surgery… he said I can’t even exercise or do any stretching or mobility exercises as that would “make things worse“ ;/ did anyone have any similar pain and found something that helped them? I’ll add that in that leg specifically my hip also started hurting on the outside feel free to share any tips or just your experience 🙏🙏