2 weeks to a year: A sprained ankle swells initially because of the injury to the soft tissue and the blood/lymph vessels torn at the time of injury. It takes a while for it to resolve. Anywhere from 2 weeks to up to a year. If you have a tendency to have swollen ankles for other reasons it may persit forever.
Catching Up With The Traveler, Eric Menyuk. If the chips of fate had fallen differently, Eric Menyuk might have played Data for seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation and in the four TNG big-screen adventures. Of course, Brent Spiner won the role, apparently just beating out Menyuk. Such is life. Such are careers in Hollywood.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Emperor's New Cloak (1999) [Brunt / Mirror Universe Brunt]: Playing a dual role, the Mirror Universe version of Brunt is stabbed to death by Nana Visitor's Mirror Universe counterpart. The Brunt of the main universe (who does not appear in the episode) survives.