Help! Should i go to the hostpital?

Question

Well, I was playing American Football today at a game and was returning a punt. When I got tackled my ankle twisted backwards uun a full 180 degrees it was horribly painful. The trainer attached an ice pack to it and taped it. But that was 6 hours ago. Ive been icing but my ankle and lower leg have swelled and bruised very much and i cant bear weight on it at all. Im wondering if I really should go to the hostpital. Whats could be wrong?

Answer 1

You could have a fracture or hairline fracture. Sometimes there is so much swelling that it's hard to tell. If you are in that much pain I would go for sure.

Answer 2

In plain language, that's a damned good pull you gave it. I would strongly advocate going to hospital because of the boost it would give to your morale. I know they can help your ankle, but you also need to have the certainty that someone who knows all about this stuff has "seen" it, and done the absolutely right and best thing to get you back literally on your feet again, pronto. If this happened to me I would be upset it still hurt so much. The last time I had a leg cramp so severe I called an ambulance. When the guys rang the doorbell (paramedics) and I had my friend go and open the door the first thing I did was apologize to them. They said this is our job. It is better to be safe than sorry. They got me to the hospital. I was seen by an emergency room specialist and back home in about an hour and they gave me something to calm me down and knock the top off the pain and I was able to respect myself again and also get a good night's sleep. Everyone will not agree, I know, but this is what I did and I am very glad I did. I simply cannot risk any kind of chronic foot injury. What do you think? Is it worth going, now? Pleeeeeze seriously considering it. On the other side of it you will be as relieved as I was. I have never regretted that emergency visit. Thank you for letting me have my say on this one, too. Sent to you with the hope of a smart decision on your part, I am Chris in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (I am 63 years old and walk normally. Hint.)

Answer 3

Hi well in my job as a orthopaedic plaster technician we see alot off football injuries and some are very severe.First off all you have swelling thats sometimes means you have either a very bad sprain,a fracture or snapped the ligaments.Also you have bruising thats a nother sign off a injury.You can weght bear at all on your foot another sign.You need to get yourself up to your local hospital for an x-ray,you will be seen y the orthopaedic Drs if you have done something nasty.They will decide what treatment you will need give you either a plaster cast or a tubigrip and a pr off elbow crutches and may tell you to come bck in a wk or so to be seen in the fracture clinic or A/E dept for a referral.I wouldnt leave it thou no loger just in case you have got a bad injury.Oh yes try and keep your foot elevated above your heart this will help the swelling.Keep in touch and good luck.

Answer 4

Would you be on a sporting scholarship by any chance? If you've got bruising and swelling it is almost certain to be a break, fracture or very bad strain (torn ligaments etc. which can be worse than a break). Whatever it turns out to be the hospital staff won't blame you for going down and finding out. Whatever it is it needs dealing with by medical personel not some jock with a coaching badge.

Answer 5

YES!!!!! Go to the hospital. Your ankle isn't supposed to turn 180 degrees and with all the swelling and bruising and inability to bear weight it could be fractured.

Answer 6

Of course you should go to the hospital. Your ankle is NOT designed to rotate through 180 degrees. You may have a fracture and/or ligament/tendon damage.

You need a proper examination and x-rays etc.

Answer 7

If you don't want to go to the hospital, you can wait until after hours, call the local hospital and ask to speak to the doctor on call for your doctor's office. You will be on hold for a few minutes, then tell the doctor what happened and they can tell you if they think you need to come in - no charge - also if they say to go to the emergency room it's way more likely that your insurance will cover because you were advised by your doctor to go.

Answer 8

Yes go straight to a hospital. My daughter injured her ankle dancing earlier this year and even though she had it xrayed and they said it would heal. 9 mths later she is having to have an arthriscope as a piece of bone has chipped off the ankle and constantly causes swelling and will not heal till the bone is removed. It is always wise to have this sort of injury checked as you may well have fractured a bone.

Answer 9

Give the drunks a couple of hours to murder each other and the druggies time to OD and die and when it starts getting light head down casualty, catch the Chink GP which Jensen will win on the afternoon repeat.
I did something similar 30 years ago and it still bothers me, I remember asking the doctor how long it will be dodgy for and him saying for ever.
You should have hit casualty before the drunks got drunk really.

Answer 10

Some trainer. Are they not obliged to take a first aid course? You should have been carted off to the hospital as a precaution at least. Hop to it! Get your backside and poorly ankle down there pronto!

Answer 11

Hi
If youve sprained your ankle that is very very painful and the cure is rest, but don't take my word for it,it may be worse than a sprain.
Go and see a doctor and get it Xrayed.
Get well soon.