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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Foot And Ankle After Injury
I had a fall down stone steps. Don t know how I didn t break something but I didn t. Didn t have it checked though. A very large and painful bruise and lump appeared and it was very painful. That was 3 and half weeks ago and the lump is still there, painful and my ankle and foot is still swollen. Have just come back from a long haul flight so expected my feet to swell anyway but the injured leg/foot is still swollen. Should I have it checked or will it go away on its own
Tue, 4 Aug 2015
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
An initial xray of the injured part is mandatory to rule out any bony injury (fracture). If the xray is negative for a fracture, then the other possibility is soft tissue injury either to the ligaments, tendons etc.
Knot might be due to haematomaformation(collection of blood).you can take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
An initial xray of the injured part is mandatory to rule out any bony injury (fracture). If the xray is negative for a fracture, then the other possibility is soft tissue injury either to the ligaments, tendons etc.
Knot might be due to haematomaformation(collection of blood).you can take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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