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Suggest Treatment For Painful And Swollen Ankles

Hi, I fell while dancing and jumping with my daughter and landed on my turned ankle very hard. This was last evening. The pain was awful. Since then, I've iced and elevated and taken 800 ibuprofen every 6 hours. My ankle continues to be swollen around the ankle considerably and bruised. This continues about 3" above my ankle with tenderness to the touch. At rest, I have significant pain, still. Tonight I've noticed pins and needles and some numbing in my foot and toes. I can apply a small amount of weight on the foot with pain. I'm curious if I should spend the money to be seen or wait it out for it to improve. I'm an active, healthy, work-at-home mother of 4. 5'8", 145#
posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your query
After going through your query I came to know that you had injury ankle while dancing and jumping . It seems to me soft tissue injury (sprain). X-ray may be done to exclude fracture. Putting ice is OK . You should not use it till it pains. Splint can be used to rest it. Leg should be keep elevated on pillow to reduce swelling. Analgesic such as diclofenac will be of use for pain. You can take vitamin B-complex and C to promote healing. It will be beneficial to be seen. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link:
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Wishing you good health. Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Painful And Swollen Ankles

Hi Thanks for your query After going through your query I came to know that you had injury ankle while dancing and jumping . It seems to me soft tissue injury (sprain). X-ray may be done to exclude fracture. Putting ice is OK . You should not use it till it pains. Splint can be used to rest it. Leg should be keep elevated on pillow to reduce swelling. Analgesic such as diclofenac will be of use for pain. You can take vitamin B-complex and C to promote healing. It will be beneficial to be seen. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.