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So most of you know i twisted my ankle the way a foot should never be twisted. Well this is week five of not putting weight on my foot however since yesterday i am finding my calf muscle to be very uncomfortable because of the lack of activity. The only way to describe the pain/discomfort is like the pain you feel when your muscles are overly tired from too much exercise.

I've got my leg and foot elevated, a heating pad on my calf to relax the muscles and stop them from spasm or cramping, and the occasional ice pack going on and off my ankle/foot. Foot is not is a cast, but is securely wrapped. I'm taking 400mg of Ibuprofen with 1000mg of methocarbamol...sometimes when the discomfort gets too much i take another 400mg of Ibuprofen. So very sleepy, so i try not to take anything until bedtime so i am at least getting some sleep as I hate taking pills.

My question is... what exercise can i do to strengthen my calf muscle up again to stop the discomfort i feel when i don't have it elevated? Or any other advice any of you can give that know anything about this sort of injury.

I'm dieing to walk again but its still too uncomfortable to put pressure on my foot and ankle. 6-9 weeks of healing, i know. i'm in my fifth week and very impatient to get back on both feet again....so ya any advice or stories of experience for encouragement to get through this would be REALLY nice.