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What Does Pain In The Foot And Ankle Indicate?

i have had pain and stinging on the top of my foot at the ankle. i am very flat footed as well as that foot turns inward. Could i have a stress fracture.. I let it rest over the weekend and it was fine today until i went grocery shopping and now it has begun to hurt.
Sat, 12 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

In all probability, you are having a sprained ankle ligament or tendon. That is the reason that when you rested the foot for a day, the pain subsided.

However, you will have to Offload the foot, that is non-weight bearing, till complete healing of the sprained ligaments, which may take 10 days to 3 weeks, depending on the degree of injury.

Please do get an x-ray of the foot and ankle AP, lateral and Oblique views to rule out a fracture, and please get it opined by a Radiologist or an Orthopedic surgeon.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Ajit Kumar Varma
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What Does Pain In The Foot And Ankle Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. In all probability, you are having a sprained ankle ligament or tendon. That is the reason that when you rested the foot for a day, the pain subsided. However, you will have to Offload the foot, that is non-weight bearing, till complete healing of the sprained ligaments, which may take 10 days to 3 weeks, depending on the degree of injury. Please do get an x-ray of the foot and ankle AP, lateral and Oblique views to rule out a fracture, and please get it opined by a Radiologist or an Orthopedic surgeon. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ajit Kumar Varma