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I tore my anterior talofibular ligament, calcaneofibular ligament, anterior tibialis tendon all in my lateral left ankle, shredded the synovial capsule and had osteochondral lesions on my talus (from the tibia smashing the talus with every step since there was nothing protecting the bone anymore and half of my foot wasn't held together). It hurt and at times I had to resort to crutches, but I was still keeping with a very active lifestyle and mostly i wrapped it with an ace bandage and got on with my life. I had no idea it was that serious until years later after I'd made it much worse. Even after my first surgery my dipshit surgeon didn't even know about the torn ligaments, he must've thought my mri was a map of Argentina, idk.
I'm sure you didn't do any of that shit but you can tear a ligament in your ankle or foot or have other serious injuries and not even realize it. There are so many different components holding your foot together that you can still function with a tear or injury like that, and you really can't judge it based on how it feels. I thought torn ligaments would feel like when I blew out my knee, turns out they're all made different (and mine are made like shit).
If it's something that recurs and its always in the same spot, there's probably something going on there. All things considered, while it might nothing serious, getting an mri can't hurt. Rule shit out. Just don't use my doctor, he'll get mad at you and tell you to wear different shoes when you tell him the surgery didn't fix anything.
I'm sure you didn't do any of that shit but you can tear a ligament in your ankle or foot or have other serious injuries and not even realize it. There are so many different components holding your foot together that you can still function with a tear or injury like that, and you really can't judge it based on how it feels. I thought torn ligaments would feel like when I blew out my knee, turns out they're all made different (and mine are made like shit).
If it's something that recurs and its always in the same spot, there's probably something going on there. All things considered, while it might nothing serious, getting an mri can't hurt. Rule shit out. Just don't use my doctor, he'll get mad at you and tell you to wear different shoes when you tell him the surgery didn't fix anything.
