I've been skating for over 18 years and I've never suffered a serious injury or have broken any bones. A few weeks ago on Go Skate Day, I witnessed a homie hurt his knee and it left me a bit shook (nothing crazy, but he had prior injuries, so he re-agrivated it).
So I go out street skating the next day, by myself, and I go down. I was trying to sort of crook/nose-bonk the side of a concrete light pole base (similar to this one):
It leads into a mellow bank, but when I landed, I felt my ankle pop. It was as if my foot stomped from 20 feet high. I couldn't get up and I laid on the ground for close to an hour. I iced it when I got home, but could barely put any weight on it. I go to the hospital the next day, get x-rays, and the doctor tells me it isn't broken or fractured, just a moderate ankle sprain (which left me in crutches for a few days).
It had been 3 weeks this past Friday since my injury, so I decided to try to cruise a bit. I live in a hilly area and realized quickly that I couldn't really powerslide or have the same control over my board. I can push without pain, but i could not pop my board without it hurting me (regular or switch/nollie).
I'm happy that I'm getting better, but was so bummed that I couldn't do any of my usual crappy tricks. I've been doing my stretches and I've been beginning to exercise to go along with it. Am I worrying about it too much or does a sprain like this take this long to heal? Should I get it looked at again by a doctor? I'm worried that I may have torn a ligament or something.
Thanks to everyone for contributing to this thread and sharing your stories.