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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Throbbing In The Heel

Hi,Just a question,I had metal grate fall onto my heel 7 weeks ago,they said it just missed the tendon.Got 6 stitches which were removed at 2 weeks. But it still throbs all the time. I m wondering if I should go back and have it checked or wait it out. Thank you
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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Hi,Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you got injury heel nearly two weeks ago . You were stitch applied but are removed now .You have throbbing pain in heal till now. If you have no fever then no need to worry much . You can take analgesic such as diclofenac to pain . If pain is not relieved even after analgesic then you should consider for checking it.You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.
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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Throbbing In The Heel

Hi,Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you got injury heel nearly two weeks ago . You were stitch applied but are removed now .You have throbbing pain in heal till now. If you have no fever then no need to worry much . You can take analgesic such as diclofenac to pain . If pain is not relieved even after analgesic then you should consider for checking it.You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.