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L Foot, Ankle Sprain

2010-09-22 – 2010-10-27

Grade: 2

Not sure if it's an ankle sprain or what. It gets painful just in front of the outside ankle bone on my left foot. Didn't do anything I can think of to cause it except a few days prior I had been doing balancing-on-one-foot exercises. When it started, I had this sharp pain in said location that came and went about 7 times then stopped. Intervals were about 20 seconds each. VERY STRANGE. Now I find if I ride or walk any significant amount it starts hurting. Sick of not getting regular exercise. It's affecting my sleep (in addition to the painful AC). Running on empty here... I'm getting ready to live on painkillers full time and exercise anyway.

I think it must have been the balancing exercise which I hadn't done in a long time. I remember losing my balance and straining to stay upright. Rest was my recovery.