Why is my ankle swelling when I got hit in the shin?

Question:

A little more than three weeks ago I got hit in the shin while playing slowpitch softball on a throw from the outfield. A few days later my inside part of my foot from the ankle to the heel became swollen and bruised. The swelling has gone down, but it is obviously not back to normal.

Yesterday, on the same leg, the outside of my ankle started swelling. I've been drinking more water than I normally do, and have mostly eaten salads, veggies, chicken for last 2 weeks.

Anyone know what I need to do or why it hasn't gone away yet?

Answers:
Crazy! It is so coincidental that I found this question.I just went through the EXACT SAME thing and couldn't understand it myself!! If it hasn't gone away yet, it should soon. I know I when I got hit in the shin, I thought for sure my shin would be black and blue and bumped out like an egg, but to my surprise, not a thing there, but my ankle sure started to look bad! Swelled right up 2 days later and just went as purple as could be from the bottom of my ankle to my heel and partway down my foot on both sides. Yeah, I couldn't understand it either, but after a few weeks, it kind of came around. I almost went to the hospital because I couldn't understand why it went like that.Weird eh? My shin, although you can't really tell I got hit there, is still extremely tender to touch. I don't know when that will heal! (This is my first year playing). I got quite a nice black bruise on the inside of my knee two nights ago when I missed it off the end of the guy's bat! Then 10 mintues later I skinned my knees when I tried to run to third faster than my legs would take me! Oh it's a hoot though! I love it! Good luck!

Other Answers:
You need to get to a doctor FAST ! Your circulation has been messed up. You could mess around and lose your foot.

This may be a stretch, but do you think you may have turned your ankle when you got hit? I play softball as well and i seen many weird things come from the outfield ( wet grass, holes, etc)

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