it looks increasingly likely i got one today when i came up short and cased a road gap hard. Rode out of it (somewhat) and layed it over because of the pain. Aside from my pride, my left ankle took the impact. From what I've read, it's a somewhat rare "sprain" but fraught with a very long/variable recovery time (6-12weeks) and poor healing/residual ankle issues.
my wife drove my hurt sorry ass to the hospital so i could shoot a quick spot xray to make sure it wasn't something requiring immediate intervention. (and i skipped the ER wait)
My official x-rays are tomorrow and the ortho doc will give me a definitive diagnosis and plan. Not sure if I am to wish for surgery or not. 2 big screws thru the tib/fib to stabilize, which likely gives a better healing result. or "conservative" treatment which takes nearly the same recovery time anyways.
*sigh*
if you've had one, I'd like to hear it.
my wife drove my hurt sorry ass to the hospital so i could shoot a quick spot xray to make sure it wasn't something requiring immediate intervention. (and i skipped the ER wait)
My official x-rays are tomorrow and the ortho doc will give me a definitive diagnosis and plan. Not sure if I am to wish for surgery or not. 2 big screws thru the tib/fib to stabilize, which likely gives a better healing result. or "conservative" treatment which takes nearly the same recovery time anyways.
*sigh*
if you've had one, I'd like to hear it.
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