I recently had symptoms in my ankle that were completely new to me. Day 1 started with slight twinges in the ankle followed by Day 2 with slightly more discomfort. Day 3 showed some slight swelling and the need to watch how I was walking. Day 4 was slighly worse than the previous and by Day 5, I was essentially hobbling around with a very swollen ankle. The swollen area was pink and hot to the touch. It was not painful to touch, however. Movement in the joint was where the pain was. It seemed like a sprain, only in reverse.

Went to my chiropractor on Day 5. He was clueless. Suggested I see my doctor. Went to her the following day. She looked at it and suggested either Gout or Bursytis. She drew blood, wrote me a Rx for Indocin and sent me on my way. Swelling and pain began to abate almost immediately. Two days and 6 Indocins later, pain free, swelling nearly gone. Now two more days later, only a trace of residual swelling. Got a message from her nurse yesterday that my test results had all come back in the "normal" range. They hoped that my ankle was feeling better. Modern Medicine.

So know I don't know what to think. Was she off the mark?