ankle (tendon?) problems

[Hinker]

Hi gcoe,

Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. I will just have to be very focused on getting some sort of answer from the PT, I guess.

It just seems weird that it hasn't been getting better. I understand that tendon injuries tend to heal fairly slowly, but this seems a tad ridiculous.

I only have one question regarding your post, where you said:

Tenderness is more likely to be a symptom of pain rather than a bleed as in a real bruise. The fact that it comes and goes is just part of the nature of the problem - some days it is better and some days it is worse.

I'm not certain what you are trying to say? Perhaps I am misunderstanding your comments. There was a real bruise. The reason I am sure it wasn't from an impact is that appeared twice in the exact same spot, it didn't look like an impact bruise, and it's in a spot that I would be hard pressed to bruise by hitting/falling on anyway. The tenderness is just something I noticed when I was poking around in the area of the bruising.

Again, thanks so much for your response. I appreciate it.

[gcoe]

Hi Hinker

Glad you found it useful.

RE the bruise - Sorry I may not have understood what you said. Was there a discolouration indicating a real bruise or was it just tender to touch? Maybe it doesn't matter. Anyway you could discuss it with your PT.

Just in terms of times: you are right that tendons can take quite a while to heal so two months down the track is still within healing period. However if it is due to other things such as trigger points - these problems can be self sustaining so worth getting it all checked out.

[Hinker]

There was a real bruise, discoloration and all. I will definitely be mentioning it to my PT. I've just never had anything like that happen before and wasn't sure what could have caused it.