What Did I Do to My Ankle?

I've done this more than once and been to the doctor. It's a strain or a sprain and there is nothing that can be done except to stay off of it as much as possible.

If putting on an ace bandage to stabilize the ankle is helpful, you can do that.

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there's a ligament (achiles) that attaches your foot to your ankle to your calf. sounds like that might it.

maybe didn't sprain it but pulled a ligament. ICE and keep it elevated.

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strain. sprain. pulled muscle. pulled or torn ligament or tendon. soft tissue damage. stress fracture. fracture.

I've done all of the above many, many, many times. Unless you're familiar enough with what certain injuries feel like, there's no way to know.

Doctor.

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Ouch! I've been there many times (gotta love sports injuries). It's probably a sprain. Ice it 20 min on/off, take some ibuprofen, and wrap an ace bandage on it. Stay off of it as much as possible, and you'll be back to normal soon. If it doesn't feel better in a week, I'd go to the doctor.

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That happened to me when I was wearing heels. I heard my foot pop but kept walking with a limp thinking I "only sprained" it. I limped around for 3 weeks before I went to the Doctor in which he proceeded to tell me I was crazy because I was walking on a fractured foot. I had to wear a special shoe for almost a year because I damaged the bone. :-( Go to the doctor soon.

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If it is still bothering you after a week it is a good idea to get it looked at. I've sprained my ankle many times but only went to the doctor for the bad ones (2 of about 6 times). The one very bad one I was off my feet for weeks. Minor ones you can usually wrap in an ace bandage or get brace from the drug store (to stabilize it so you don't twist it again before it heals--you can hurt yourself worse re-injuring yourself). Rest and ice help too.

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eeeek yeah its a mild sprain, nothing you can really do but wait ......when i sprained mine it was pretty severe and it is still weak 6 months later, yoga helps.

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Did you hear a pop? I sprained my ankle, you hear a pop. You may have strained it or pulled a muscle. All of the above they tell you to walk it off or lose mobility. Easier said than done......

You probably sprained it. Is it swelling up? Is it showing any bruising? I did the same thing last December. I stepped half off the edge of my sidewalk and rolled my ankle to the inside. It pulled the muscles and tendons farther than they are meant to go and it hurts! My ankle and foot swelled a lot, and bruised something terrible. I could barely walk on it, but I did. I kept it up as often as I could and kept ice on it for the first few days. I wish I had gone to a Dr about it but it was 3 days before Christmas and we had company and dinner to do and things going on, so I didnt. It still bothers me nearly a year later. I cant cross my ankles without pain, and cant stand on tip toes on that foot, and it seems to twist and hurt easier than before so it keeps re-injuring it. I wonder if it was broken and I should have had more done to make it heal properly. I worry that in my later years it will be the foot that doesnt hold me up and work right and I may have caused a crippling problem when I could have avoided it if Id gone to the Dr sooner. So if you can, see your Dr. If you cant or dont want to, at least ice it and keep it elevated when possible. Take ibruprofen if you can to help with inflamation that causes swelling. Hope it heals better than mine did. Want to see pictures of mine? I will send them if you private message me your email address.. Yes I take pictures of fat feet ,,lol

You should have it checked by a doctor. May not be serious, but if there are any breaks, fractures, torn ligaments, etc, they might not heal properly unless your ankle is wrapped or have a cast. If not healed properly, you may have more pain later, & the doctor may have to re-break & re-set to fix the problem.
Better to check now, than to have more problems later.

You are lucky it's not an excrutiating pain, BP. I did that years ago, and it swelled like crazy, hurt me so much that I ended up having to lay down in the middle of my neighbor's driveway, to keep from passing out. I ended up at the ER and off my foot for 10 days, then on crutches, a boot, and then a special "shoe" thing, and PT for a couple of months.

I not only sprained mine - I tore ligaments and tendons.

I would make an appointment with an orthopedic specialist for ankles and feet. You need to know what you need to do to not only get better, but also to prevent it from getting worse.

Good luck!
D.