Soooo if someone has realized they sprained an ankle, what's the best sort of compression wrap thingie to use? Any suggestions?

I always just used an ACE bandage, but that might have been because we always had them on hand, since my brother and I were prone to jackassery (and the resulting injury).

Also elevate the ankle and ice it.

Funniest comic about dog barf ever:

That was brilliant!

Ankle sprains are No Fun. Ice and elevation, as Steph says, are best. Also, ACE bandages are better than sleeve-type braces because you can adjust pressure as needed.

Question for the hivemind, on behalf of a young person for whom I am apparently a resource for questions his culturally straight and un-counter parents are unable to answer.

Is Edward, from Cowboy Bebop, transgender? Or merely ambiguously named? I had frankly not thought about it (I'm bad for accepting you're blue-and-pink striped unquestioningly, and moving on), and told him to decide what he thought and go with that. But I was sort of touched he'd even ask. So, those of you who are Bebop conversant, what say you?

Also elevate the ankle and ice it.

Plus ibuprofen or something similar. The ankle I tweaked climbing a volcano finally started feeling better once I kept a brace on and took ibuprofen regularly.

Edward is a pre-pubescent girl.

But now you get to say casually, "Yeah, I sprained my ankle climbing a volcano." Which is cool.

Thanks, Tom!

And yes, climbing a volcano is totally cool.

But now you get to say casually, "Yeah, I sprained my ankle climbing a volcano." Which is cool.

Exactly! Instead of saying "Yeah, I don't know how I sprained my ankle" and sounding super-clueless.

Oh, I'm totally happy to have the volcano story, because last time I had to wear an ACE bandage on my ankle for weeks, I'd tripped over a suitcase.

You should use the volcano for ny future stories. Just say "I sprained my ankle on a volcano" and don't specify whether that is the current injury.