u/chillicrabb

after 2 months of pain all around my ankle joint that isnt getting better (my ankles are swollen too), i decided to see a specialist orthopedic. he thinks i may have injured ligaments and/or tendons on both ankles... some weeks my ankle seems like it's great and some weeks it's just really weak and hurts even when i'm sitting on a chair.

i did WB xrays on both feet as well as a mri scan on friday on my left ankle and will be going to see him on monday to review the scans. if the left ankle mri has bad news then i'll probably be doing a mri for the right ankle too. no idea what's the issue but i honestly think i might have been walking around on a partial tear which led to more injuries + compensatory injuries on my right ankle 😵‍💫 a normal sprain would have healed up mostly by now (i've sprained my ankles 5 times in the past)

i wish mri's weren't so costly because 2 months ago the pain was so mild and it definitely got worse! (it got worse, and got better and now its stagnant) i've been homebound for almost two months and so ready to just heal this and carry on with my life, ugh. i suspect my ortho is going to at least put me in a boot of some sort 🥲

anyways, if anyone here has injured both ankles at the same timing, how did you get around without aggravating them? i'm looking at knee scooters and knee crutches but you do kind of need one healthy leg for them. wheelchairs/normal or elbow crutches seem to be the way to go?

recently realised that i would enjoy meaningful roles that involve helping people or talking to people i suppose.

i'm a business student in uni aka it's too late to change my course of study so the role has to be something which you won't need specialised studies for (eg. many healthcare roles would require diploma/degree minimally).

just wondering what sort of jobs are out there that i might not know but are meaningful!! (please don't suggest roles like sales or marketing haha)

edit: sorry should have be more specific - "helping" as in things like social work/making people's lives better, not helping as in customer service or sales type of jobs where you help people with questions 😭😭

hello! recovering from a post tib tendon injury and thinking of getting new shoes for daily activities that can help to support my arch while it gets better. looking at big brands like asics, new balance, hoka, brooks that are easier to get where i'm from. i'm a lady with slightly wider than average feet.

seeing a podiatrist in later this week but any suggestions are appreciated, there are so many shoes out there that i'm not sure which series/shoes i should start looking from.

hello, sorry this is a long post with no tldr! i appreciate any insights and/or advice!! super worried as i love playing sports ://

notes:
• 22f
• playing competitive sports for about a decade now. took a break last year though and went back to sports this april. (lots of explosive and lateral movements, also running, jumping, kneeling/diving for ball)
• i very very rarely gym/workout/do conditioning. (yep... i know this is bad now)

lower body issues/injuries:
• chronic bilateral knee pain. very mild pain, more of an ache. some days it's totally painless, some days it'll be constantly there. random location on one or both knees, usually around the patella tendon. occassionally on the inside of the kneecap.

• outer ankle sprains on right foot (2x) and left foot (2x). each was injured in a different year between 2017-2020. xrays were done, no bone injury, most likely atl injuries. grade 2 sprains, back to normal probably 1.5-2 months after the sprains.

• 1x outer ankle sprain recently in may 2026. xray was not done as the doctor pressed the bones and i felt no pain at all there. this felt like a very mild sprain - at first i thought it was a shock. injured ligament was most likely the calcaneofibular ligament. never sprained this part before (i was jogging backwards and looked around and lost my balance mid tip-toe)

• strained? my left knee from a hike in june 2026. not sure what i injured exactly, i just remember it was pretty painful and i had to hike back with the pain (6/10 while walking and couldn't do stairs or inclines). however, it was almost gone within a few days and back to normal within 2 weeks.

timeline:
• early june: sprained my left ankle. no other issues or pain. (other than the chronic knee pain that comes and goes)

• mid june - early july: went on an overseas trip two weeks later, did a hike, ankle did not have full ROM & i think that caused my left knee to take the brunt of the load, causing an injury/strain to it. walked 5-12k steps each day. sprained part felt pain-free other than a stiffness/slight pinching (did not get worse so i think it was positive) when walking.

• early july: went back to sports, 2 sessions x 3 hours each week, always wore an ankle guard. did things progressively - ie. did more jumping as each week went by. some weeks i would do a third session (3h). my ankle always felt fine/did not worsen the next day.

• end of july: left ankle felt 90% back to normal. right ankle started to have ankle impingement pain on right foot during certain movements. same as achilles pain (pain was very mild, goes away almost immediately, doesn't happen anytime else) so i brushed it off.

• early august: started to feel the achilles dull ache when landing from a jump (jumps are done one legged on your left leg/foot in my sport) but this time below the inner ankle bone of my left foot. again, i brushed it off as well as it did not seem serious.

• mid august: the inner ankle's dull ache became a sharp pain. this was what raised red flags for me & i have not done any sort of exercise since that. 2 days later, i started to get sharp pains below the inner ankle bone of BOTH feet. i thought rest would help, however, it has not gotten better.

• i have seen a physio and a doctor on two different occasions. both believe it to be an overuse issue from sports but no particular diagnosis. only treatment given is to RICE. i have RICE'ed for two weeks with no improvements, in fact i think it is getting worse. thinking of doing an MRI however i would only be able to do it in 3 weeks (subsidised healthcare). not sure if i should wait or simply pay more as i'm certain my arches are collapsing. (took a picture last week and compared with today's)

current symptoms:
• both feet are usually pain free at rest. sometimes they may hurt if i sit wrongly or sit with weight on them, eg. leaning forward with hands on my knees, or sitting with the ankle/foot twisted. pain gets worse throughout the day / with more walking done. can kind of walk pain free? the pain flares up randomly during the walking motion so i try not to walk. going up or down stairs is bad. can also kind of stand pain-free but pain will flare-up at some point or if i stand wrongly? i have poked all parts of both feet and there is no obvious pain anywhere.....

• left foot: pain happens at multiple points of the foot. usually a sharp pain or a sprain-like pain. super super mild (almost unnoticeable) buzzing feeling at various points of the foot. can be along the outer edge, at th achilles, or at the inner ankle bone. no loss of feeling/numbness/loss of foot control/pins and needles, just a constant buzzing. it also seems swollen at some parts (where the pain happens) but i can't really be sure if my foot's usually like that or if it's actually swollen, LOL. there's now some sort of constant funny feeling (it might be sharp pain just that the pain is like a 1/10???) beside the inner ankle bone. two bumps at the arch, they can be pressed and feel a bit like muscle, might be swollen? bottom of foot did hurt a bit but very rarely, it's along the inner edge of the foot at the bottom of the foot, a little further down from the big toe.

• right foot: this foot is the better foot, the only thing is pain at the inner ankle bone. a few times while walking there was also pain at the inner side, just below the bony part at the middle. the buzzing feeling happened a few times too but it occurs so rarely on this foot i can't quite remember where exactly. same feeling as the left foot. having knee pains at my right knee only, can't twist the knee or it'll hurt - around a 6/10 just rightttt below the kneecap.

• note: last week i took a picture of both foot with weight on them (one leg balances). i noticed that the arch in photos i took from today (less weight on them today as well, i was on two legs with more weight shifted onto the foot i was photographing). the right foot is faring better but the arch does seem to be disappearing as well :(

my questions:
• would an mri help to better pinpoint the issue(s), especially as i have a history of ankle sprains? my appointment is with a sports medicine doctor. is it worth visiting the podiatrist or orthopaedist? (not claimable under insurance and cost is a big factor for me)

• can arch collapse be stopped? if no, what is the approximate timeline for the the feet to be back to usual functioning order, ie. good enough to do normal activities (not sports, but maybe some light running - you know, when you have to chase the bus?). if back to playing high impact sports, what is the timeline?

• is it possible it was not caused by traumatic injury to the foot? as i find it weird that it is bilateral pain, and that same week the pain appeared on both feet, i had a bad sore throat + rib pain (the rib pain is still here) + a type of knee pain that felt different from the usual chronic knee pain i had. in fact, the knee pain appeared before my ankles worsened, and after the knee pain went away, my ankles started to hurt! however, the right knee pain is back :")

hello, sorry this is a long post with no tldr! i appreciate any insights and/or advice!! super worried as i love playing sports ://

notes:
• 22f
• playing competitive sports for about a decade now. took a break last year though and went back to sports this april. (lots of explosive and lateral movements, also running, jumping, kneeling/diving for ball)
• i very very rarely gym/workout/do conditioning. (yep... i know this is bad now)

lower body issues/injuries:
• chronic bilateral knee pain. very mild pain, more of an ache. some days it's totally painless, some days it'll be constantly there. random location on one or both knees, usually around the patella tendon. occassionally on the inside of the kneecap.

• outer ankle sprains on right foot (2x) and left foot (2x). each was injured in a different year between 2017-2020. xrays were done, no bone injury, most likely atl injuries. grade 2 sprains, back to normal probably 1.5-2 months after the sprains.

• 1x outer ankle sprain recently in may 2026. xray was not done as the doctor pressed the bones and i felt no pain at all there. this felt like a very mild sprain - at first i thought it was a shock. injured ligament was most likely the calcaneofibular ligament. never sprained this part before (i was jogging backwards and looked around and lost my balance mid tip-toe)

• strained? my left knee from a hike in june 2026. not sure what i injured exactly, i just remember it was pretty painful and i had to hike back with the pain (6/10 while walking and couldn't do stairs or inclines). however, it was almost gone within a few days and back to normal within 2 weeks.

timeline:
• early june: sprained my left ankle. no other issues or pain. (other than the chronic knee pain that comes and goes)

• mid june - early july: went on an overseas trip two weeks later, did a hike, ankle did not have full ROM & i think that caused my left knee to take the brunt of the load, causing an injury/strain to it. walked 5-12k steps each day. sprained part felt pain-free other than a stiffness/slight pinching (did not get worse so i think it was positive) when walking.

• early july: went back to sports, 2 sessions x 3 hours each week, always wore an ankle guard. did things progressively - ie. did more jumping as each week went by. some weeks i would do a third session (3h).

• end of july: left ankle felt 90% back to normal. right ankle started to have ankle impingement pain on right foot during certain movements. same as achilles pain (pain was very mild, goes away almost immediately, doesn't happen anytime else) so i brushed it off.

• early august: started to feel the achilles dull ache when landing from a jump (jumps are done one legged on your left leg/foot in my sport) but this time below the inner ankle bone of my left foot. again, i brushed it off as well as it did not seem serious.

• mid august: the inner ankle's dull ache became a sharp pain. this was what raised red flags for me & i have not done any sort of exercise since that. 2 days later, i started to get sharp pains below the inner ankle bone of BOTH feet. i thought rest would help, however, it has not gotten better.

• i have seen a physio and a doctor on two different occasions. both believe it to be an overuse issue from sports but no particular diagnosis. only treatment given is to RICE. i have RICE'ed for two weeks with no improvements, in fact i think it is getting worse. thinking of doing an MRI however i would only be able to do it in 3 weeks (subsidised healthcare). not sure if i should wait or simply pay more as i'm certain my arches are collapsing. (took a picture last week and compared with today's)

current symptoms:
• both feet are usually pain free at rest. sometimes they may hurt if i sit wrongly or sit with weight on them, eg. leaning forward with hands on my knees, or sitting with the ankle/foot twisted. pain gets worse throughout the day / with more walking done. can kind of walk pain free? the pain flares up randomly during the walking motion so i try not to walk. going up or down stairs is bad. can also kind of stand pain-free but pain will flare-up at some point or if i stand wrongly? i have poked all parts of both feet and there is no obvious pain anywhere.....

• left foot: pain happens at multiple points of the foot. usually a sharp pain or a sprain-like pain. super super mild (almost unnoticeable) buzzing feeling at various points of the foot. can be along the outer edge, at th achilles, or at the inner ankle bone. no loss of feeling/numbness/loss of foot control/pins and needles, just a constant buzzing. it also seems swollen at some parts (where the pain happens) but i can't really be sure if my foot's usually like that or if it's actually swollen, LOL. there's now some sort of constant funny feeling (it might be sharp pain just that the pain is like a 1/10???) beside the inner ankle bone. two bumps at the arch, they can be pressed and feel a bit like muscle, might be swollen? bottom of foot did hurt a bit but very rarely, it's along the inner edge of the foot at the bottom of the foot, a little further down from the big toe.

• right foot: this foot is the better foot, the only thing is pain at the inner ankle bone. a few times while walking there was also pain at the inner side, just below the bony part at the middle. the buzzing feeling happened a few times too but it occurs so rarely on this foot i can't quite remember where exactly. same feeling as the left foot. having knee pains at my right knee only, can't twist the knee or it'll hurt - around a 6/10 just rightttt below the kneecap.

• note: last week i took a picture of both foot with weight on them (one leg balances). i noticed that the arch in photos i took from today (less weight on them today as well, i was on two legs with more weight shifted onto the foot i was photographing). the right foot is faring better but the arch does seem to be disappearing as well :(

my questions:
• would an mri help to better pinpoint the issue(s), especially as i have a history of ankle sprains? my appointment is with a sports medicine doctor. is it worth visiting the podiatrist or orthopaedist? (not claimable under insurance and cost is a big factor for me)

• can arch collapse be stopped? if no, what is the approximate timeline for the the feet to be back to usual functioning order, ie. good enough to do normal activities (not sports, but maybe some light running - you know, when you have to chase the bus?). if back to playing high impact sports, what is the timeline?

• is it possible it was not caused by traumatic injury to the foot? as i find it weird that it is bilateral pain, and that same week the pain appeared on both feet, i had a bad sore throat + rib pain (the rib pain is still here) + a type of knee pain that felt different from the usual chronic knee pain i had. in fact, the knee pain appeared before my ankles worsened, and after the knee pain went away, my ankles started to hurt! however, the right knee pain is back :")

hello, sorry this is a long post with no tldr! i appreciate any insights and/or advice!!

notes:
• 22f
• playing competitive sports for about a decade now. took a break last year though and went back to sports this april. (lots of explosive and lateral movements, also running, jumping, kneeling/diving for ball)
• i very very rarely gym/workout/do conditioning. (yep... i know this is bad now)

lower body issues/injuries:
• chronic bilateral knee pain. very mild pain, more of an ache. some days it's totally painless, some days it'll be constantly there. random location on one or both knees, usually around the patella tendon. occassionally on the inside of the kneecap.

• outer ankle sprains on right foot (2x) and left foot (2x). each was injured in a different year between 2017-2020. xrays were done, no bone injury, most likely atl injuries. grade 2 sprains, back to normal probably 1.5-2 months after the sprains.

• 1x outer ankle sprain recently in may 2026. xray was not done as the doctor pressed the bones and i felt no pain at all there. this felt like a very mild sprain - at first i thought it was a shock. injured ligament was most likely the calcaneofibular ligament. never sprained this part before (i was jogging backwards and looked around and lost my balance mid tip-toe)

• strained? my left knee from a hike in june 2026. not sure what i injured exactly, i just remember it was pretty painful and i had to hike back with the pain (6/10 while walking and couldn't do stairs or inclines). however, it was almost gone within a few days and back to normal within 2 weeks.

timeline:
• early june: sprained my left ankle. no other issues or pain. (other than the chronic knee pain that comes and goes)

• mid june - early july: went on an overseas trip two weeks later, did a hike, ankle did not have full ROM & i think that caused my left knee to take the brunt of the load, causing an injury/strain to it. walked 5-12k steps each day. sprained part felt pain-free other than a stiffness/slight pinching (did not get worse so i think it was positive) when walking.

• early july: went back to sports, 2 sessions x 3 hours each week, always wore an ankle guard. did things progressively - ie. did more jumping as each week went by. some weeks i would do a third session (3h).

• end of july: left ankle felt 90% back to normal. right ankle started to have ankle impingement pain on right foot during certain movements. same as achilles pain (pain was very mild, goes away almost immediately, doesn't happen anytime else) so i brushed it off.

• early august: started to feel the achilles dull ache when landing from a jump (jumps are done one legged on your left leg/foot in my sport) but this time below the inner ankle bone of my left foot. again, i brushed it off as well as it did not seem serious.

• mid august: the inner ankle's dull ache became a sharp pain. this was what raised red flags for me & i have not done any sort of exercise since that. 2 days later, i started to get sharp pains below the inner ankle bone of BOTH feet. i thought rest would help, however, it has not gotten better.

• i have seen a physio and a doctor on two different occasions. both believe it to be an overuse issue from sports but no particular diagnosis. only treatment given is to RICE. i have RICE'ed for two weeks with no improvements, in fact i think it is getting worse. thinking of doing an MRI however i would only be able to do it in 3 weeks (subsidised healthcare). not sure if i should wait or simply pay more as i'm certain my arches are collapsing. (took a picture last week and compared with today's)

current symptoms:
• both feet are usually pain free at rest. sometimes they may hurt if i sit wrongly or sit with weight on them, eg. leaning forward with hands on my knees, or sitting with the ankle/foot twisted. pain gets worse throughout the day / with more walking done. can kind of walk pain free? the pain flares up randomly during the walking motion so i try not to walk. going up or down stairs is bad. can also kind of stand pain-free but pain will flare-up at some point or if i stand wrongly? i have poked all parts of both feet and there is no obvious pain anywhere.....

• left foot: pain happens at multiple points of the foot. usually a sharp pain or a sprain-like pain. super super mild (almost unnoticeable) buzzing feeling at various points of the foot. can be along the outer edge, at th achilles, or at the inner ankle bone. no loss of feeling/numbness/loss of foot control/pins and needles, just a constant buzzing. it also seems swollen at some parts (where the pain happens) but i can't really be sure if my foot's usually like that or if it's actually swollen, LOL. there's now some sort of constant funny feeling (it might be sharp pain just that the pain is like a 1/10???) beside the inner ankle bone. two bumps at the arch, they can be pressed and feel a bit like muscle, might be swollen? bottom of foot did hurt a bit but very rarely, it's along the inner edge of the foot at the bottom of the foot, a little further down from the big toe.

• right foot: this foot is the better foot, the only thing is pain at the inner ankle bone. a few times while walking there was also pain at the inner side, just below the bony part at the middle. the buzzing feeling happened a few times too but it occurs so rarely on this foot i can't quite remember where exactly. same feeling as the left foot. having knee pains at my right knee only, can't twist the knee or it'll hurt - around a 6/10 just rightttt below the kneecap.

• note: last week i took a picture of both foot with weight on them (one leg balances). i noticed that the arch in photos i took from today (less weight on them today as well, i was on two legs with more weight shifted onto the foot i was photographing). the right foot is faring better but the arch does seem to be disappearing as well :(

my questions:
• would an mri help to better pinpoint the issue(s), especially as i have a history of ankle sprains? my appointment is with a sports medicine doctor. is it worth visiting the podiatrist or orthopaedist? (not claimable under insurance and cost is a big factor for me)

• can arch collapse be stopped? if no, what is the approximate timeline for the the feet to be back to usual functioning order, ie. good enough to do normal activities (not sports, but maybe some light running - you know, when you have to chase the bus?). if back to playing high impact sports, what is the timeline?

• is it possible it was not caused by traumatic injury to the foot? as i find it weird that it is bilateral pain, and that same week the pain appeared on both feet, i had a bad sore throat + rib pain (the rib pain is still here) + a type of knee pain that felt different from the usual chronic knee pain i had. in fact, the knee pain appeared before my ankles worsened, and after the knee pain went away, my ankles started to hurt! however, the right knee pain is back :")

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hey y'all, are these normal thought processes or is it worth seeing a therapist/psychologist?

context: i joined a sports group to push myself to socialize more, but it kind of backfired on myself? i joined alone and the others all joined with their friends or have been there long enough to be close to everyone. they’re friendly to me and we’ve had meals together after sports too.

logically, i KNOW no one’s said or shown that they dislike me but i still overthink things. for example, if they’re chatting with their best friend while they're both next to me (it's normal right, i’d gravitate towards my bestie too if she were there), and i end up feeling super awkward and have this feeling of being unwanted, which makes me not want to talk at all (i feel like i'm intruding but also i'll think "what can i even say that will make them want to talk to me?").

another example would be if they miss something i said and don't reply, i'd just immediately think negatively for no reason. it all adds up and i keep overthinking how to act, what to say, and how to get them to like me more everytime i go for the sports, which is really tiring.

we recently had a competition match where i know i played kinda bad so the whole day i felt terrible! after that i spent two days at home overthinking it, which is what brought me here. this isn’t new though, the sports situation is just an example because i’ve had these thoughts for a while, usually different situations but similiar contexts. the thoughts are usually something along of the lines of "they probably don’t like me" or "they probably like everyone else more". getting accidentally left out especially triggers it really badly and i've cried over this in the past.

i also tend to “perform” around people who aren’t my super close friends, where i react how i think i should instead of how i naturally would, if it makes sense? for example if A is telling a story, and it gets to a part where i think i should say something, i might just inject a "no that's so crazy" even if i don't actually think so. i'm basically just analysing when to say so that im socially correct, i suppose.

i also overanalyse what i say alot and regret things i said once i’m home? like "what if they think i'm weird?". around people i’m not close to, my mind just goes blank even though i do want to talk! my brain just goes “omg what do i say… this is so awkward! maybe...? no that’s weird… maybe ask them what they're dong tomorrow? nah we're not close though… or should i just scroll tiktok? but then they might think i’m unfriendly…” so then i give up. or sometimes i just stare in awkward silence when i can't even think of anything to possibly say... all this is making me so exhausted!!

no tldr sorry, i'm not sure how to condense this? 😭😭