Yesturday I fell and my ankle made a load snap...?!
Question: Yesturday I fell and my ankle made a load snap!.!.!.!?
and today my foot is all swollen and bruised but I can walk on it what do you think this could be!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Do not put any weight on it you may have fractured your ankle!. Immediatly put ice on it and get xrays!. Take some type of pain reliever to reduce swelling!. Protect it with a splint!. You can use a towel with a coat hangar bent in a u shape then wrap it with duct tape or an ace wrap!. You may have also torn ligaments and ligaments are harder to deal with than a fracture!. They take longer to heal and are more painful for most people!. Use crutches or wheelchair or walker until you can get medical attention!. I have dealt with many injuries myself so take care of yourself!. Ask your doctor to place you in a cast if you think you will take a brace off!. Also raise your limb above your heart regularly as this reduces the swelling!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
tell you the truth, im not sure, but the same thing happened to me!.!.!.!.!.!.was walking down the stairs, missed a stair and heard my ankle make a loud sound, i was scared i broke it and was scared to stand up!.!.!.!.!.!.laid there for a few minutes (noone was around) then got up!.!.!.!.!.was limping for a little while, it became really swollen but after a week or two it was fine!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
you may have done damage to teh bone!.!. but you may have also broke/cut hte tendon!. in which the later is a worse thing to deal with!.!. believe me!.!. but it sounds like a big pop, sort of like a really big rubberband breaking!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It has been said that when you tear your achilles tendon the sound is as loud as a gunshot!. I do not know much about other injuries, but if the noise was REALLY loud and the back of your ankle hurts, thats what it could be!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It sounds like you may have cracked the bone!.Www@Answer-Health@Com