<human>: Good morning, I woke the other morning & the back of my ankle was kind of tender when I walked, now 3 days later my ankle is a little swollen & I can barely walk. I m a heavy set woman but I m usually careful when I walk. Should I make an appointment with my Dr? Also I don t recall injurying myself
<bot>: Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Hi, If I were your treating Doctor for this case, I would come up with three possibilities, these include: -Firstly: planter fasciitis which usually present by morning heel pain fades with walking, so you can use silicon heel cup, receive NSAID when needed and do stretching exercise for planter fascia. Second possibility :Achilles tendinitis which usually treated by anti-inflammatory, cold fomentation and NSAID.