My husband bumped into my heel with a shopping cart about 5 weeks ago and i got a preety good gash that bruised a little bit. after a few days, I noticed it started to look a little bit infected, i begane cleaning it alternately with peroxide, anti-biotic ointment and alcohol, the redness and bruising had been gone for 3 weeks or more, I still have a preety deep yellowish scab and just over the last day the area above the scab and moveing up my leg is swelling (my left leg is not)
I feel morw aware of my ankle, not really pain, a littlle stifness like the skin is tight.I cant see the inside ankle bone any more and just above that point, I feel a slight pinch, again not really pain. Should I be seen? or should I try ice and anti -inflamatory first?
2007-06-05 01:04:03 · 5 answers · asked by lise z 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Go to your doctor right away. You could have a serious problem, caused by the infection.
2007-06-05 01:08:04 · answer #1 · answered by Beau R 7 · 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 22:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a tendon or it could be nothing at all. If you have an Urgent Care nearby go there they have X-ray machines and you can cut out the middle man (your doc). If its bad enough they will send you to a specialist.
2007-06-05 01:20:02 · answer #3 · answered by Blackhorse7274 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. There is an infection. Go to your doctor.
2007-06-05 01:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by emtd65 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CALL 911 AND GO TO THE ER
2007-06-05 04:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋