Ankle Injuries

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in 1979 disembarking from a military helo I stepped in the proverbial Gopher hole on the LZ.
Fearing Oonly a bad sprain i continued on my dutis for the day. By night fall the pain had become excrusiating. The following AM I went to the Infimary to get it checked out. XRAYS wer done and a small hairline crack on the Malo (THE part that stick out on your outer ankle) spelling unknown was noted. at that time there was no complete break so the sprain was treated with light duty cold compress and pain meds it eventually began to feel bearable. Being the tough Marine I was i grunted it out for years. but the limp was always barely noticable. Morning discomforts the norm i continued on with my career. started developing knee problems about five years later. at first just discomfort the regular pain. Many years and trips to the doctors ensued all saying there was no Physiological damage to the knee itself i JUST NEEDED TO EXERCISE MORE being deep in Martial arts i was offended.If these doctors exercised halof as much as I they would look like me well conditioned. In 2000 I started getting what was diagn as a bursa (arthritic on that knee) this also was explained away. in may of 2001 the dam broke that little chip broke free dislodged and did some severe tendon damage to my peronial tendon and with the end of the ankle gon that tendon could freely slip over the ackle visibly. this was sujically repaired by removing the chip and grinding a path in the rest of the maleolis to support and retain the tendon now all these conditions have multiplied pain is daily. and interferes with work and activities Life is rough any similarities out there