I sprained my ankle over 5 weeks ago. I was running and turned on it. The pain was excruciating, but didn't last long, so I continued my run pretty much immediately. After my exercise I'd completely forgotten about my ankle, but when I looked down at it I saw it was VERY swollen. Over the next couple of day I rested it and iced it. It hurt a little when I walked but not too bad. Five weeks later I have no pain whatsoever in my ankle, but it is still just as swollen as when I first hurt it. Could it be because I'm not eating enough protein??? Will it go back down to 'normal' size?
2007-12-11 08:51:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I am not a doctor but maybe it is cracked? Well whatever it is I would go to the doctor immediately.
Good Luck,
The Good Nightmare
2007-12-11 08:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by The Good Nightmare 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tore some ligaments in my foot 10 months ago and it still looks slightly swollen, but there is no pain. Sounds like your injury was more serious than just a sprain. Try icing it and taking it easy. Wear a brace when you run for a while and see if it keeps swelling. Also, ice baths are great. They suck to do, but the results are great. Just fill a bucket (I use a trash can) 2/3 full of ice, add water to about 2 inches above the ice and soak for foot for 10 minutes, but not longer. It sucks for those 10 minutes, but it will be better afterwards.
2007-12-11 08:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by Meghan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's normal, a sprain is the sudden stretching of a ligament. You may have stretched it severally and may need to check back with you doctor but the swelling can go on for 2 or 3 months just according to how bad you stretched the ligament, and sometime strains result in ruptured, torn, or snapped ligaments which only x ray can reveal.
2007-12-11 09:00:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you continued to run after the original injury, you created additional damage, now it is likely your tendons are thickened, which will not change, and you still have the inflammation causing swelling. Suggest that you need to do the right thing and elevate and ice that ankle until the swelling is gone, or you may be stuck with that thick ankle for life.
2007-12-11 08:55:44 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may have damaged a ligament, thus the swelling, I'd check with a good ortho pod and see what they have to say.
2007-12-11 08:54:10 · answer #5 · answered by rgs3girls 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most prob hair line fracture, if u had a torn ligament u woulden been running anywhere after that. go get an x-ray
cheers,
djohn
2007-12-11 08:56:54 · answer #6 · answered by djohn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
often when you break your ankle it hurts less than if you sprained it... u probably broke it, go get an x ray
2007-12-11 08:54:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need an xray. See a doctor asap. it may be broken.
2007-12-11 08:53:37 · answer #8 · answered by Googler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a doctor
2007-12-11 08:54:16 · answer #9 · answered by Bort 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i should go to your local accident and emergency department and get it checked out
2007-12-11 08:55:43 · answer #10 · answered by MAVIS J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋