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Originally Posted by beesknees
In the middle of the night I awoke to horrible pain in my right ankle. It was a sharp ache which seemed to be in the bone. It didn't matter which way I moved it it didn't subside or get worse, so it didn't feel like a typical injury. It wasn't a charley horse because it wasn't in the muscle. Well I finally got up and took some ibuprofen and after about an hour of pain it must have kicked in and I fell asleep.
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I suspect that it's muscle or tendon related. I think I know the pain you're talking about. I used to get them after a long day at work. If I'd been on my feet all day, specifically standing in place. I would get the usual charley horses from time to time, but these were worse (as you can't walk them off). For myself, I found that hydration and calcium got rid of them. I realised that some of those nights (afternoon shift) I wasn't drinking water at all. In a hot plant this was a bad thing. So I made a point to take a big drink of water before leaving work, and another 30 minutes later when I got home. For some reason it helped. It was also at a point where the doctor had suggested a calcium supplement as I don't get enough through my diet. So I can't say which actually helped.