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How Serious Is My Swollen Ankle After Injury?

I hit the outside of my ankle this morning pretty hard on the corner of my car door. I was immediately sick to my stomach and lost my breath and sweat broke out on my forehead. After sitting on the porch and doing some deep breathing I was able to function. It took a bit of skin off of my ankle. That was about 6 1/2 hours ago. My ankle is starting to swell and it is getting pretty painful to sit or walk. Just ice and elevation at this point?
Thu, 11 Sep 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response

If your ankle sprain is very bad my first suggestion is that you should get your ankle x ray as it may be a hairline fracture which may be missed by you. If there is no fracture present then I would suggest you to apply splint to ankle. You can get readymade splint or plaster of paris can also be applied. It should be kept for 2 -4 weeks at least as ligament healing will take some time in healing so it will heal in this amount of time.
My other suggestion is that you should not put weight over this foot and also keep it elevated over a pillow so that swelling should not progressed any further.As far as tingling and numbness sensation is concerned it is mostly due to swelling which put pressure on cutaneous nerve.
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How Serious Is My Swollen Ankle After Injury?

If your ankle sprain is very bad my first suggestion is that you should get your ankle x ray as it may be a hairline fracture which may be missed by you. If there is no fracture present then I would suggest you to apply splint to ankle. You can get readymade splint or plaster of paris can also be applied. It should be kept for 2 -4 weeks at least as ligament healing will take some time in healing so it will heal in this amount of time. My other suggestion is that you should not put weight over this foot and also keep it elevated over a pillow so that swelling should not progressed any further.As far as tingling and numbness sensation is concerned it is mostly due to swelling which put pressure on cutaneous nerve.