i'm booked to have a consultation with the surgeon next week, and the fate of my ankle will be decided then. but before i see him, i want to put forth a couple of questions here.

my ankle is strong and stable. feels similar to how it was pre-injury. i have been playing competitive sport without limitation... EXCEPT for limited range of motion and some minor swelling - which may be due to a healing avulsion fracture at the tip of the fibula.

my feeling is that if i can regain full range of motion and eliminate the swelling, then i'm fine without my ATFL/CFL so long as i use an ankle brace as a precautionary measure during sports. so i'm beginning to think that surgery should be avoided in this instance.

is my evaluation reasonable? or is no ATFL/CFL too risky (i'm a very active sportsman) even though the ankle feels strong and stable? my fear is that surgery may make the ankle worse than it is now (surgery is always a gamble).