Sprained ankle

How did you do it Helda? Often, it's easier to picture the injury - in order to help with the management.
I am presuming it was an inversion injury, where its typical to "roll over the ankle" with the foot rolling inwards... in this case, it could very well be ligament damage - the talofibular ligament.
Depending on the severity, pain usually settles or subsides within 10 days, but may be uncomfortable for up to 8 weeks... thereafter - you may find sudden twisting movements quite painful for a while! A compression bandage will help to control the swelling, and often serves as a good psycholgical support too - but really, you should have it elevated at all times after exertion - and ice it to combat he swelling.
As for cycling and running, you need to be prepared to sit them out for a couple of weeks (don't forget i'm still predicting the worst here!). The amount of impact the ankle and foot need to absorb when we run is crazy - so please lay off the running. Cycling doesn't do us much of a favour either as we plantar flex and dorsi flex the foot whilst weighting the joint....
I probably could ramble for a while helda - if you need me to take a look at it let me know.

Thanks for the advice guys.

I did it while I was climbing in France. I was only on the first move, so only half a meter off the ground, but lost my balance and fell backwards and stumbled over a tree root. My foot got caught on the root, but my weight was still moving backwards. It was definitely an inversion, and I'm sure I heard something pop. it was really painful for a minute or two, then subsided, but started swelling up straight away mainly on the anterio-lateral aspect of the ankle, but later the swelling spread to my foot.

The swelling has been up and down over the last week. But I've been having a lot of pain in my calf in the mornings, and was worried about having a deep vein thrombosis (might be being a bit of hyperchondriac), but it seems to wear off after a few hours, so maybe just a stiff muscle from no usage?

It mainly hurts now anterior and inferior to the lateral malleolus, so maybe like you said - the anterior talofibular ligament might be damaged?? (I've just got all this from an anatomy book - I don't actually know what I'm talking about, I just thought it might be easier to describe to you this way!). Is it common to tear this one, and if so is there any treatment for it? Or is it just rest? I do a lot of sports and am worried that if it's torn I won't be able to do them anymore.....or is it still possible to funtion without the ligament?

Sorry for all the questions....it's good to talk to someone who knows about it! It would be great Pistaboy if you wouldn't mind looking at it, but only if it's not too much trouble, and only if you think it worth checking out.

Thanks again

p.s. What race are you guys doing?