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Suggest Treatment For Pain In Arch Of Foot After Injury
I fell off kitchen counter one week ago. I apparently landed on my foot funny. I have lots of pain in the arch of my foot and along the outside edge of my foot. It s still swollen & blue. Also swollen at base of toes on top of my foot & I can t move my three small toes. I had x-ray the day it happened. They said there were no fractures but hve me crutches. I ve been using them, keeping elevated as much as I can & using Ice & ib profen. I am mom to 2 small children one a baby. And am really having a hard time.Shows no improvement. Any thoughts on what I ve done to it & what I should do next?? Need to heal asap. Thanks
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern. In my view, you are doing everything required to help your foot heal already. It will take a few days to show improvement, despite all the measure taken. Soft tissue injuries are painful to deal with, and you may take 2 to 4 weeks to recover fully. In addition, if you bear weight on the injured foot it may take even longer to heal. However, you can ask your treating doctor, or a pharmacist to provide you with an ankle brace which will provide support and may help you heal better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ayesha Shareef,
General & Family Physician
I have gone through your question and understand your concern. In my view, you are doing everything required to help your foot heal already. It will take a few days to show improvement, despite all the measure taken. Soft tissue injuries are painful to deal with, and you may take 2 to 4 weeks to recover fully. In addition, if you bear weight on the injured foot it may take even longer to heal. However, you can ask your treating doctor, or a pharmacist to provide you with an ankle brace which will provide support and may help you heal better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ayesha Shareef,
General & Family Physician
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