Obsessive with ankle bump!

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I sprained my ankle a year back and till now, there's this hard bump beside the bony part of my ankle. My ankle feels tight but I love stretching it till it feels like my ligaments' gonna snap. The joint can now produce a loud popping sound that is so enjoyable to feel and listen to. It's like I'm obsessed with this injury of mine, I keep pressing on the bump till it hurts slightly so I get the satisfaction of the pain & tightness. I wonder what the huge bump is. It looks like a camel on my ankle. It's definitely not bone cos it's slightly soft and hardens when flexed. I'm guessing it's scar tissue? Anyone with a comprehensive view on this matter?

And is it normal to keep obsessing over this injury?

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  • PinkSneakersProductions
    13 years ago

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  • DefinitelyNotNormal89
    13 years ago

    Being a bit of a hypochondriac (if I have a headache I have a brain tumour) I'd definitely get this checked out.

    If this were happening to me my initial reaction would be I broke my ankle and now it has grown back deformed and if I don't get it sorted I will develope a tumour and shortly die...just me though

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  • Omgitzme38
    11 years ago

    yeah my friend once dislocated his shoulder and it didn't get put back in fast enough and the bones and muscles have just grown weirdly around but to obsess over it sure. The human mind is curious which is how we learn. So you feeling it is normal because it is not something you would normally see.

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