Did you get an Xray to test for broken bones?

Yes, I got an x ray but I have not got the results back yet. I think I might have a fracture because I have pain everywhere and is has been so long since I injured it and the pain is just getting worse because it is on my ankle and it goes up my leg to my knee. I also noticed that when I grip my hand around the left and right side just above my right ankle and press down on it, it hurts alot. Also, when I press down on the bone on my leg it hurts alot too, and my knee hurts alot also. There is also a bump on the top of my foot. That hurts also. I have an Orthopaedic appointment but that's not till a month from now. I need to see another immediately with all of this pain I have. It is hard to sleep and it even hurts when I elevate it. I am on prescription pain pills but they are not working and I also take Advil and Tylenol but they are not working either.
Cassie

You poor thing!

Cassie, while you wait to see the doctor, are you on crutches? Can you find a pair?

Yes, I use crutches from time to time. Sometimes I just limp around. It is hard to sleep and get comfortable. I did hear from someone that she got x rays and an MRI done and they found nothing. Then when she got Ankle Arthroscopy done she found out she had a fractured Talus. I am worried that I might have that also. If my x rays come out normal, I want to get Ankle Arthroscopic done because it might show something that the x rays did not. I am in so much pain and I know I do have something and sometimes x rays don't usually pick up fractures all the time and that is where Ankle Arthroscopy comes in.\
Cassie

It sounds like you will need to be firm with your doctor that you want to figure this out. You will have to be your own advocate. Be careful about taking too much Tylenol or Advil. They are really for periodic use only. Can you get your appointment moved up?

I tried to get an Orthopaedic appointment earlier but they said that mine was the earliest appointment. Do you think I should go to the hospital?

Cassie

Hmmm. That could be costly. Do you have insurance to cover it?

I know that my insurance will cover about eighty percent of the hospital. That is why I am wondering if I should go or not because of all the pain I am in or should I just wait for my Orthopaedic appointment in later January?
Cassie

I'd say go ... they might think differently than on orthopedic doctor could ... are you prepared to ask questions and request specific diagnostics? It's not normal to be experiencing so much pain all of the time.

I am prepared to ask questions and request tests that will show more than just x rays. I know that it is unusual to have all this pain but I do know that it is related to the chronic sprained ankle years ago. I also might have done something to my leg and knee at that time and that could have never healed. So I am worried about that. I know that I feel something poking at my knee joint and when I kneel it is painful. I think maybe a piece of bone broke off and know it is poking at my knee joint. I have no idea what that could be. Also, I think I could have a fracture in my ankle because it is very painful and it does pop alot and I can feel something moving in it and is very painful. On my leg, the bone that goes from the ankle to the knee, when I press on it, it is also very painful. So, I will tell the doctor all of this and I might have to get Ankle Arthroscopy done to get in depth analysis on all my pain.
Cassie

Right. The ankle / foot fracture could be a "stress fracture" that is more difficult to see on an x-ray, so just know that these types of fractures are difficult to diagnose. Good luck and let us know!