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Fell And Hurt Ankle. Been Icing. Hurts When Pressure Is Put. Have Numbing Feeling. Urgent Care?

i fell of a curb lastnight and hurt my ankle been icing and keeping elevated, swelling on the outside of my ankle and a little on th eoutside of foot, it hurts to put full pressure on it and to bend it hurts to try to rotate and to touch this morning I have some pain up my leg and my three toes starting with my pinky feel like numbing feeling and also hurts up the back of my ankle. hate to go to the Dr if its just a sprain but wonder if i should just go to er or urgent care?
Mon, 27 May 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome at HCM.

I have read your query.

It looks from your details that this can be most probably a sprain or soft tissue injury at your ankle.You should consult to ER in following situation-

-If there is excessive swelling.

-If pain is unbearable.

-If there is feeling of loss of sensation or loss of muscles power.

-If there is fever.

-If it hurts on mild movements .

In that case you need a x ray to rule out a bony injury.Just by looking or just by hearing symptoms one can not make a diagnosis of fracture ,it needs x ray to confirm this.

You should take following treatment for this-

-Do bed rest.

-Apply a soft crepe bandage over the limb,from below upwards.

-Take an anti inflammatory analgesic like advil or aleeve.

-Apply cold ice after covering it in a sheath.Do not apply for long time.This will help in reduction of swelling.

Hope this will help you.

With best wishes.
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Fell And Hurt Ankle. Been Icing. Hurts When Pressure Is Put. Have Numbing Feeling. Urgent Care?

Hello, Welcome at HCM. I have read your query. It looks from your details that this can be most probably a sprain or soft tissue injury at your ankle.You should consult to ER in following situation- -If there is excessive swelling. -If pain is unbearable. -If there is feeling of loss of sensation or loss of muscles power. -If there is fever. -If it hurts on mild movements . In that case you need a x ray to rule out a bony injury.Just by looking or just by hearing symptoms one can not make a diagnosis of fracture ,it needs x ray to confirm this. You should take following treatment for this- -Do bed rest. -Apply a soft crepe bandage over the limb,from below upwards. -Take an anti inflammatory analgesic like advil or aleeve. -Apply cold ice after covering it in a sheath.Do not apply for long time.This will help in reduction of swelling. Hope this will help you. With best wishes.