Should I follow my nurses advice?!
Question: I recently suffered a strained ankle, and my nurse said I should take it easy on sports and if it still hurts in a week I'll have to come in for X-Rays. The problem is, I LOVE sports, I have Wrestling and Gym class this semester. The strain is really minor, and I can still walk perfectly fine. I really wish to know if I continue exercising and doing wrestling/gym for that week will it really affect my strained ankle?
Answers: I recently suffered a strained ankle, and my nurse said I should take it easy on sports and if it still hurts in a week I'll have to come in for X-Rays. The problem is, I LOVE sports, I have Wrestling and Gym class this semester. The strain is really minor, and I can still walk perfectly fine. I really wish to know if I continue exercising and doing wrestling/gym for that week will it really affect my strained ankle?
Look I had something similar happen last may. I didn't listen to what the nurse or doc said. In the long run I had to have 10srews and 1plate to fix my ankle. Now I listen to what they say.... I was laid up and couldn't walk or do anything else for 5months! All because I strained my ankle, and didn't want to stay off of it!! I ended up hurting it again and made things worse, and had to have all that stuff done to me!!
So all said in done I WOULD LISTEN TO THEM...
your nurse told you to take it easy so you will not hurt it any worse. i would follow the advice and wait it out. it is not forever, just a little while
Yes, you should totally listen to her. Of course you can walk fine, but that's just because it's almost recovered. Would a nurse give you some junk just because she wants to or because it's for our own good. Trust me, follow her directions, you don't want to take any chances of hurting it again, but way worse.
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YES! i am a nurse and i would be very upset if someone didn't listen to my advice on helping THEM get better. if you continue your sports, you will end up with the same injury OR most likely an injury that is even worse than what you have now...so my advice yes listen or you may not be able to play for a few MONTHS! it's just a week