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It has been 9 weeks since i broke my ankle and the doctors told me to come back in four week four weeks and i been walkin wats the worse that can hap?
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Depends: On how the healing process was going so far. Worse case, you made your problem worse. Always follow direction of your treating doctor. They guide you with direction for the purpose of optimizing healing. Why would you want to mess that up?
Answered 11/18/2012
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