i was injured when i tripped on the sairs i thougt it would not take more then 2 months but its been 4 months and i still have the intense pain, doctor says i need to give time but i am tryong to loose patience
plz help is it normal for some sprains to take a lot of time
2006-10-31 13:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by maulik s 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I was at a friends house one time and he had very steep steps, the last one i twisted my ankle. Before i could get my shoe off the ankle had swolled 2 times its normal size. The ambulance came and away i went. They took exrays and it wasnt broke so i went to a bone doctor. He said it would have been better if i would have broken it, it would have healed faster. I had a 3rd degree sprain. It took MONTHS for it to heal. It is definately normal so hang in there and be patient.
2006-10-31 13:10:05 · answer #1 · answered by *COCO* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually you'd have been better off breaking the ankle because broken bones heal a lot faster than sprains. It's not surprising that you are still in pain after 4 months. The pain should be subsiding, but if it hasn't then may be you need to see your doctor again. Did they x'ray it when it happened to be sure it wasn't broken?
2006-10-31 13:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by vanityspice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.
So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.
Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.
A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.
Heal your ankle fully & fast?
2016-05-17 08:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a different doctor. Get AP and lateral X-rays of your ankle, just to make sure that you don't have an occult fracture.
2006-10-31 13:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are going to have to cut it off. that is the only way the pain will subside
2006-10-31 13:03:23 · answer #5 · answered by Slappin 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
GO TO THE DOCTOR........POINTS!
2006-10-31 13:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by glduke2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋