Question:
sore ankle

Not weight loss related.. What would cause my right ankle to be really stiff and sore when I wake up in the morning? I can barely walk on it. It gets better after an hour or so. Laurie    — LaurieH (posted on July 17, 2006)

July 17, 2006
I would get checked for heel spurs. i have/had that type of pain also and it started out hurting a lot when i first get up in the am but continually gets worse.
   — ncooklpn

July 17, 2006
I'm having that same pain in my ankle/heel and it gets better as the morning goes on. However, I sometimes get it in the evening when I get up from the sofa to go to bed or just get up and walk around for a minute. My ortho thinks it's related to my knees bothering me, however, since I've been going to physical therapy for that -- I don't think the two are related. Either foot doctor or orthopedist. I'm going to the orthopedist first because some insurance companies give you a hard time with foot doctors.
   — the7thdean

July 18, 2006
Sounds like arthritis to me but I am not a dr so get it checked out. Bone spurs yes it could be also or gout. In reading posts a lot of folks have said they have these problems with their feet hurting and their knees and when a person has been over wieght a great deal of time they develop arthritis and don't realize that could be the problem and after losing a lot of weight it hits them again. See your dr and see what tests he can run to get to the problem. Taking tylenol helps with the pain but NSAIDS I can't take. I have Rheumatoid arthritis and when a flare up hits me noting helps but darvocet for pain.....Irish
   — mspisces

July 18, 2006
Have you been sleeping with your foot/ankle out of the covers and maybe catching a draft? that would make it stiff in the morning, but get better as you use it.
   — Novashannon