Today i jumped into the air while skateboarding, i was going to do an ollie but i banged into someone and we fell but he landed on my foot and turned it all the way around, its swollen and i think its broken. my parents said they woulld take me to a doctor in the morning but the appt. is at 1:00. Should i go to school even though i can barley walk? idk becuz ill have a ton of hw!
2006-10-10 15:16:41 · 8 answers · asked by Penguin 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
it happened at like 8:00 central time
2006-10-10 15:25:26 · update #1
PUt it up on a pillow and stay home tomorrow. Ice is best for now. If you can barely walk, that is your body telling you not to walk on it. So listen to it and your ankle will heal more quickly. Definitely go have it x-rayed. Also, learned this in my EMT course, if your toes aree turning blue and your foot is numb you really should go get it looked at tonight. If a bone is broken and pressing on blood supply, it can cause many problems. If it is just swollen and it's not tingly or numb or toes are not blue, you are probably okay to wait until tomorrow but I am not a doctor.Just telling you things to look for . But stay off of it.
2006-10-10 15:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by myoctoberblues 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your parents should bring you to a hospital Emergency Room for an X-Ray. You should stay home from school and keep your foot elevated above the level of your heart and put ice on it to decrease the swelling. Keep skateboarding. This stuff happens when you are a a skateboarder. Be tough and buck up until your appointment tomorrow. Most likely the doc will tel you to go the ER.
Best wishes.
2006-10-10 22:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by sandra j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should stay home and do the RICE technique. R- Rest, I-Ice, C-Compression, E- Elevation.- until you get to go to the doctor. You may have just sprained it, or you could have broken it or torn some ligaments. You just don't want to do any further damage.
I hurt my ankle about 5 years ago and did nothing, and it still hurts from time to time now. Like when I am on it a lot- especially when i was pregnant.
Just stay home relax and get it looked at. Then you can get back out there on the skateboard sooner.
2006-10-10 22:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by baileysmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutly not and you should have been taken to the ER ASAP. What's wrong with your parents? The longer they wait the worse it will be. Put ice on it now to keep the swelling down, it must hurt like heck! Take Advil and keep it raised above your heart on some pillows or something. Goodness. You need to go to ER in the morning or call your Dr. and get an X-ray ordered at the hospital unless he does them in his office....they may be wasting money by not just calling an orthopedic Dr. and getting in there ASAP. Good luck.
2006-10-10 22:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by MISS-MARY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your foot is swollen and bruised, and your having a really hard time walking on it, chances are you do have a fracture in it. you need to be seen at an ER now.
2006-10-10 22:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by Boop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO do not go to school tomorrow keep you leg elevated above your heart to help with the swelling.
2006-10-10 22:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Best to stay off that Foot!!!
Let it heal and repair... and just sit still while it mends back.
The body is amazing, you just have to give it time.
2006-10-10 22:22:24 · answer #7 · answered by * Deep Thought * 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's not all black and blue it might not be broke, just twisted or stoved up real bad.
2006-10-10 22:20:56 · answer #8 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋