Northnr
09-09-2008, 09:09 PM
The first time I sprained my right ankle was in 1996. I stepped over a baby gate ad my foot landed with the sole facing inward. Hurt like heck had to nurse it as usual but had no problems until 2004. In 2004 I again sprained/rolled the ankle again. Walking in the dark and stepped on a icy patch cant remember how the akle turned. Within a few weeks of this injury I again rolled it walking on an uneven old brick walkway. Again in summer 2005 I was walking down a steep loose gravel driveway with somewhat unstable high sandals on and went down. The left leg landed straight out and my right leg was bent like I was doing a left leg stretch. This unfortunatey happened as I was gettig ready to drive home 4 hours away and had no choice. So i did not ice it and I dont think I wrapped it, I know I didnt elevate it becuase I was driving. Next injury was Fall 2007 just walking for exercise and rolled outward, then may 2008 was standing on a uneven patch of grass and stepped back with my right leg wearing flat sandals and it rolled. Next about a moth later again just walking with flat sandals on flat round and most recently walking for exercise. Each of the most recent since 2007 times it initially hurt for a few days and I did the RICE but then as soon as it was better I used a eliptical for 10-20 minutes a few times a week. I have not really walked that much for exercise. But I have noticed that it is taking much less for this to happen, and that I have had increasign periodic mild numbness in the aera between my ankle and knee. I'll just add this in that in 2003 I had my gallbladder removed and that was the first time I experienced the numbness around my outer right knee area.
Could the increasign numbness be from the repetitive sprains? IS there anything to do for this. Should I see a doc and what kind?
Could the increasign numbness be from the repetitive sprains? IS there anything to do for this. Should I see a doc and what kind?