Hey Fultzie!

Tendonitis is an overuse kind of injury... calls for RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation). Could also be a strained or sprained ankle... also calls for RICE, but for a longer period. And an anti-inflammatory of choice for all.

And about the S. American medical experience... think of it this way, most of the kids that didn't get admitted here in the states are attending med school down there... and will be practicing here in the near future

Go... see a doc. You might make some new American friends

spazzdog