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  • madfishmonger
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    November 9, 2011 at 3:30 am
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    in reply to: Ankle and knee injury #8998

    Yes, I have fairly good range of motion when I am sitting. I am slowly working up to putting more weight on it for longer but it’s taking an infuriatingly long time to heal. I hurt the muscle on the outside of the foot, one of the tendons that helps you balance when standing and walking (I tore the ligament there years ago and it aggravated the old injury), and suffered a compression injury to the top of my foot, basically my shin bone was pushed straight downward into the soft tissue at the foot joint. I can move it around when I’m sitting, but there is a bit of pain when I overdo it. It is getting better, but so, so slowly.

    madfishmonger
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    November 9, 2011 at 3:02 am
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    in reply to: Ankle and knee injury #8996

    Hi, no it’s not my real name 😛 It’s the nickname I’ve been using online for years.
    The doctors aren’t entirely sure what’s wrong, I’m on a very long waiting list for an MRI, but there might not be a lot they can do for it anyway if I have cartilage damage or something.
    I am off the cane now, but I am still in pain and having a hard time being on my feet for long periods. I have almost my full range of motion, but I still have a lot of pain whenever my knee goes over my ankle. I have seen a physiotherapist briefly (again, a long waiting list) and I have some exercises I’ve been doing to strengthen the muscles. I can put some weight on my foot, but if I am standing for too long it gets quite sore, and there is pain whenever I extend my knee over my ankle. It’s injured in two places, so I am also in pain when I have to balance on my left ankle. I have a very hard time with walking on uneven surfaces.
    Thanks for your help 🙂

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