Should i go to the doctors or ER??
Question:
by the way i'm 13,
mary XxX
Answers:
Hi Mary,
It sounds as though there is a strong possibility your ankle has a fracture. A fracture is damage to a bone. It could be just cracked - but a crack is still a fracture.
If it is fractured, it will usually take a while for bruising to appear. And you will probably be in too much pain to leave ice on it.
To be certain, your doctor needs an x-ray of you ankle. He can see the problem clearly if it's the bone that's injured.
If your ankle is only sprained, the following treatments should have helped:
Rest - stay off it as much as possible
Ice - use cold packs to reduce the swelling
Compression - wrap a rollar bandage around it for support
Elevation - keep it up and rested. The more your feet are low the more gravity will send blood and swelling there and increase the pain.
Just rest it and call your doctor for their advice.
If it continues to hurt, take as much pressure off of it as possible. If it doesn't get better after resting it for a long period of time, go see your doctor. You probably have a mild sprain.
Its just a sprain. Stay off of it as much as you can and keep icing it for the swelling. It will take time to heal, so be patient.
If you have time to ask the question in here you don't need to go to the ER.
Jessy G is right. If it is not better by morning ask your mom to call the doctor to see if you can get an x-ray. Better to check it out sooner rather than later.
It sounds like a nasty sprain. Sprains are extrememly painful and swell like crazy.
Keep icing and take something like motrin or advil. And call your doctor, just to be safe. He/she should put you on the right path.
Feel Better!
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