Sprained Ankle/Massive Swelling and Bruising?!
Question: i was playing basketball about 10 days ago, and i jumped very high for a rebound and landed on someone's foot...i sprained the outside of my ankle.
i've had really bad sprains before, but this one is different. i have swelling halfway up my leg, bruising on the outside and inside of the ankle, including along the bone up my leg.
on the top surface of my foot, there is a lot of swelling and it feels like it's full of shards of glass.
don't tell me i should go to the doctor, b/c i already know that.
i just want to know if anyone has had a similar experience and what your rehab regiment/timetable was.
thanks in advance!
Answers: i was playing basketball about 10 days ago, and i jumped very high for a rebound and landed on someone's foot...i sprained the outside of my ankle.
i've had really bad sprains before, but this one is different. i have swelling halfway up my leg, bruising on the outside and inside of the ankle, including along the bone up my leg.
on the top surface of my foot, there is a lot of swelling and it feels like it's full of shards of glass.
don't tell me i should go to the doctor, b/c i already know that.
i just want to know if anyone has had a similar experience and what your rehab regiment/timetable was.
thanks in advance!
Ice, elevation and anti-inflamatories. Also, invest in a stirrup style ankle brace (which you would probably be put in after a doctors visit anyways). Wear the brace for the next 4-6 weeks and any time you play basketball. Base your activity level on your pain level--if it hurts, don't do it.
You need to ice that leg down now and go to the nearest ER. I really think your ankle may actually be broken this time. I hope it isn't , but please have it checked so that it heals properly. Hope your up and about real soon. Careful next time.
I would say you need to stay off of it. Put ice for ten or 15 min. then heat. But you should have a Doctor look at it,so if it is broken it will heal right. And you may not need so much recover time. Good luck!
It could be the head of your tibia or one or a few of your metatarsals that could be broken. You need to keep it elevated and iced down. I'll tell you what is better than ice...frozen peas! They give a even cooling and feels better than big chunks of ice. DO NOT PUT HEAT ON IT! It will make it worse. My anatomy and physiology teacher is a doctor and he told us that. Like you said of course you know you should go to the doc. Time table is about 6 weeks if anything is broken. It you have torn a ligament it might take 6 to 8 weeks because ligaments and tendons take longer to heal. Try to keep off of it. The longer you are on it with out medical attention the worse off it will get if it is something serious.
go to the er NOW