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Could Painful And Swollen Ankle With Bruises In Calf Muscle After Being Hit Be Contusion?
I was playing soccer and ended up kicking another guy in the shin guard with my inner ankle. It swelled up right away but I could walk off the field with a limp. On the side line I streched a little but had a hard time walking on uneven ground. I went to the doctor the next day and he didn't think it was broken and called it a contusion. Over the last 2 weeks it has improved, I can walk almost normal but I can not take a sharp right turn(It is the right ankle) or walk on uneven ground or run, it has ached bad when I stand still, and after I get up from bed. Today it aches less, I can move my ankle in most directions without pain except inward. It does not hurt to tap the ankle bone but around it it hurts to press and it is still a bit swollen. It is also bruised up on the inner leg up to the calf muscle.. I have always been able to support my entire weight on this leg. Just wondering how long a contusion takes to heal or if you think it is a contusion or more... i am 38, 6 feet tall and 190lbs . I have mildly sprained this ankle in the past. No other health problems