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Posted by Edward on December 06, 2000 at 20:49:49:

hello,im male 31yrs old .about 1 yr ago i started experiencing pain in the back of my ankle and on the sides and in my heel,,i went to a podiatrist and he took an mri,,anyways it mentioned about a degeneration of the posterrior tibial tendon,a tear of the anterior talofibular ligament,,fluids!!!,,a ganglion formation,,a tear of the calcaneofibular ligament,,and some fibers in the deltoid ligaments. the dr asked what did i do ,,did u fall??,,but i dont remember doing anything major to hurt it,,mabye when i was younger i was very wild as a teen,,and did some crazy stuff,,could all of this happened then and affecting me now??and is surgery the best answer,,im scared,,and i cant afford to be out of work that long,,i am an electrician so my feet are very important to do my work

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