Pain on the outside of my left leg starting about an inch above my ankle bone and going up about 1.5"?

Many possibilities: Your pain could be as a result of many different things. A thorough history and physical exam and possibly some laboratory and radiology exams are needed to determine the exact cause. Causes of pain may include: trauma (fracture, sprain, arthritis), infection, metabolic conditions (gout), musculoskeletal or biomechanical abnormality and neurologic conditions (neuropathy).

Sural nerve: It sounds like irritation of the sural nerve. See a doctor.