How Can Spreading Pain From The Right Ankle After A Fracture Leading To Body Pain And Migraine Headache Be Treated?

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2018

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Question : I fractured my right ankle May 9th. These symptoms started this morning. I have experienced them in the past. The top of my right foot started having an achiness. This gradually spread throughout my body. It gets to the point that my skin hurts. A breeze will make this worse. My joints begin to ache. Usually I develop a migraine headache with these symptoms. My migraine medicine takes the headache away. Nothing relieves the achiness throughout my body, not even Percocet. I have tried heat and ice, but to no avail.
What can cause these symptoms?

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Xray of the ankle

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

you say you have a fracture, was it confirmed with an Xray by a doctor? If not, please do it quickly. There are few reasons that we can look into the Xray what other structures were involved in the injury.
Now that you have pains throughout body with migraine, it is even more important to understand other reasons if any like Osteoporosis. How long are you taking Percocet and Trazadone earlier to this injury? It could be all the withdrawal symptoms you have taking Meloxicam and Percocet along with Trazadone. Generally these kind of symptoms are better managed with Percocet and Meloxicam, if they are not helping we need to look at other alternating medicines.

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