My right ankle is swollen. There's no pain at all, it's just big. It's not involving my foot at all. I do sit a lot for work, but normally both would swell. I'm wonder if it's gout, but isn't gout painful? P.S. I'm old.
2007-04-11 06:16:57 · 4 answers · asked by Pache 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
It sounds like fluid retention. Gout is painful and doesn't usually show up in the ankle first, toes are first. Try getting up and walking around every hour or so and bounce your leg while sitting to increase your circulation. If it continues or you are worried about it, talk to your doctor.
2007-04-11 06:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by hattiefrederick 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?
2016-05-18 01:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have u got asthma? if u havn't then get IBRUOFEN from your local chemist it is an anti - inflammatory and will reduce any swelling.
2007-04-11 08:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to the doctor I dont think anybody can help you here sorry grandma.
2007-04-11 06:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋