Seeing improvement. Is it the tibialis anterior tendon?

BIKE! indoors on the trainer. 15 mins last night and again this morning. It's improved over the first test I did Weds night, less pain and more flexion.

But still not great. Dorsiflexion is almost nothing if measured by lifting my toes while seated or standing, but I can pick up my foot from a dropped position. The bone still aches now and then. But most of the pain and discomfort originate from two places. First a tight band around the fracture area. Then also up the front of the shin bones I have pain. I'm guessing the tibialis tendon? Geezus I just googled that and found an image for ruptured TA tendon. I don't really have those symptom, thank Geezus.

But I think the ankle reticulum or however it's spelled is irritated and/or inflammed or maybe even damages. When my swelling is minimal in the morning (this morning was the least swelling I have yet!) I can see a bump at the top of my ankle, right where leg and ankle meet. 

I was able to put on compression socks this morning, and through the socks I could see the bump. They don't seem to be irritating anything, and I'm happy to have even pressure across the leg without sock bands or tops. 

My Gawd I keep reading about tendon ruptures....it's that big tendon that pops out when the toes are lifted up.  I can feel mine lift up. Another symptom is a bump like I have! And weak dorsiflexion like I have! Do I have hyperextension of the toes...?  Don't think so. 

This looks more like it: inflammation of the tibialis anterior tendon sheath. Investigating...causes pain and weakness in the ankle...f^cking pinterest...That tendon makes sense. Some of the red-bruising I had post race was over that area -- lateral upper calf along the bones. The ankle connection is medial, where I had more red-bruising.

Symptoms include pain when bending the foot and toes up. Swelling and redness over the front of the ankle where the tendon is. If you push your fingers into the tendon you can sometimes feel a creaking when you move the foot up and down. There may be weakness lifting the foot upwards which may result in a foot drop or slapping gait.

Often due to overuse... LOL!! Required in walking, yeah. Can be cause by foot fitting shoes or mechanics. I'm betting it's more of an overuse thing. 

Treatment is rest until no pain. 

Can I tape it?! (Like a Will It Blend joke!). Ha! Yes you can!