Its hot around both bones, my toes are really cold and numb at the tip, there is a little swelling and it hurts to just put it flat, and its even worse when I stand on it, and he had a hard time finding a pulse on the top of my foot too. So he gave me advil and put a warp on it and thats it, but it hurts so bad...does that sound right?
2006-07-06 19:14:51 · 12 answers · asked by mojo09226 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
NO X-RAYS????
If it still hurts you. GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM THIS TIME.
DON'T walk on it! Elevate it above your heart. Ice 20 mins on 20 mins off.
2006-07-06 19:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah thats just lots of swelling. The heat/warmth there is because of the blood getting there to promote healing. It is cool on the "tips" because it is the ankle where all the blood is. Also because of all the swelling and extra fluid in your ankle it is probably temporarily squishing or pinching your nerve that goes to the tips of your toes which is why it feels numb. Take the advil and definitely put the compression bandage on. Also, elevating your foot will help it heal.
2006-07-08 05:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by hawaii gurl 06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sprained or strained ankle can take weeks to months for the pain or soreness to completely disappear.. Primarily need to keep the swelling reduced as much as possible...alternating heat and ice will help.
2006-07-13 13:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why bother going to the ER if you are not going to get it X ray-ed to make sure there is not a fracture. Yes a sprained ankle can hurt as bad as a break. But without X rays you have no way of knowing if you fractured your ankle or not: Get your money back.
2006-07-07 02:21:42 · answer #4 · answered by starfish50 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am no doctor but there is not much that can be done for it put Ice on it to relieve swelling wrap it and stay off of it for awhile When I was a kid I used to twist my ankle all the time I would limp for a few days but it would be fine. sorry
2006-07-07 03:02:23 · answer #5 · answered by catlady496 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know why they didn't ex-ray either. ice it to help pain and swelling. go to an orthopedic as soon as possible to follow up! how's the color in ur foot? pinch ur toe lightly and see if the color comes back quickly, if not go to er...that's more of a sign of no blood flow. it's probably going to fine, don't stress out about it too much. it takes time to heal also, but best to get checked by specialist also. if u have crutches, use them till u get to dr.
take care!!!
2006-07-08 04:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same problem. i thought it was gout or something but it was negative. then i had it x rayed but didnt show much. then i got an cat scan. it turned out to be a talar dome lesion. right above the ankle theres a gap with broken bone chips and tissue. hurts like hell sometimes but it doesnt neccesarily need surgery. have it x rayed first if it isnt a simple sprain.
2006-07-07 02:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by cgoodspeed24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like u sprained ur ankle, all u can do is try to stay off it as much as possible and ice it for 15 mins then take ice off for ten mins repeat process until u notice the swelling to go down. its goin to hurt, all u can do is take pain pills.
2006-07-07 02:22:01 · answer #8 · answered by Kyle B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly.
The twisting caused swelling and the wrap will help with some of that and advil for pain.
They probrably gave you follow up instructions. What do they say? try those things.
message me if you like for more info and so you cna give me some too.
2006-07-07 02:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by SumoJoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your toes are numb go to the ER immediately - and stop wasting time on the 'Net
2006-07-07 02:22:22 · answer #10 · answered by jbaluyut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋