Sprained Ankel?

Question:

Hello all! I sprained my ankel in gymclass. i went to the nurse. then i had to call my parents to tell them it was just sprained. so i did. then the next day it got worse. so i went to then nurse again. they said its really badly sprained but not yet broken. so then i told my parents again. they said it will be fine as long as i rest it. and tommorow i have a race! and i have to run in it! they said i should be better. but it really hurts!!!! and they said that i dont need to go to the doctors, but i think i do!!! HELP!!

Answers:
if it's a bad sprain and still hurts, don't run. It sucks, and you might lose your 20 bucks, but if you do go and run it's just going to get worse. Once you sprain your ankle there is a really good chance it will happen again and again. The best way to keep that from happening is making sure you let it heal the right way, and all the way. If you run it will just take longer to heal, and you may do some major damage that can only be repaired with surgery, so its really not worth it. its not the end of the world...but its gotta get better.

DO NOT RUN IN THE RACE!!!

go to the doctor!!!!

i sprained my ankle badly about 15 years ago. i didn't have health insurance so i never went. i still have trouble with it (weakness and reinjuring it occasionally).

you need rest first of all. the doctor can give you exercises to maintain flexibility and regain strength. you might even need physical therapy. do not take this lightly. you'll regret it.

Don't even think about running!!!! I sprained my ankle recently, and I didn't take proper care of it... so a month later I ended up going to physical therapy because it didn't heal well, and the ligaments didn't heal well, so now I have a little bump and I can't bend my foot as well.

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