Ankle Pain (Stress Fracture?)

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I had a stress fracture in my ankle which showed up very rapidly. I did a 5 mile run and was fine and that afternoon the pain started. Three days later I was diagnosed with a stress fracture. Mine was a little above the round bone, though. Go to a good orthopedist. Mine didn't even need to see the xray (stress fractures don't show up right away, anyway). Three weeks later I was xrayed and you could see the fracture. I was in a boot for three weeks, by the way.

So was there any swelling around your fracture, and were you experiencing a sharp pain when you were walking around, or was it more of a very noticeable but not like "I'm going to shout this hurts so bad" type of pain?

Also, would the pressure of pushing pedals prevent fast recovery, or is biking with a fracture in the ankle area ok?

I had a small amount of swelling and the pain wasn't terrible, but I really couldn't put much weight on the foot comfortably. I was put in a boot, but I could take it off to bike, swim, do yoga etc. I didn't have to sleep in it. I was cautioned to not do a lot of jumps out of the saddle and high gear climbs on the bike (spin class). The big thing I had to avoid was impact- so water running was OK and so was elliptical.

Bumping this because I'm the same situation. Except my pain developed 15 minutes into a run and it's EXCRUCIATING.

No swelling at all, but it hurts when I stand, walk, or put any pressure on my foot/ankle.

I have an appointment with a sports medicine person early next week, but I have a big road race this weekend that I've been training for over the past few months.

Is there any easy way to diagnose a stress fracture or can I still remain optimistic that I'll be able to run this race Saturday with lots of rest until then?