hurt ankle badly - have i broken it?

gregg1

Get it checked. Even if you have not broken it it could need putting in plaster. I tore ligaments in my ankle and had to have it in plaster.

sassyblue

Sounds like it should be a trip to A&E, good luck raq

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I broke my big toe, only realised i had when i couldnt feel it as it went numb. Go to A&E as at least if it is broken they can check and reset it if need be. Otherwise you may have problems at a later date with it. I had my leg plastered up to the knee due to it being the big toe (balance). I always feel more pain in it when my feet get cold now.

raq

thanks for all your replies.

I can still wiggle my toes although my toes are cold. Got socks on. bruise really coming out now. Friend just come over and said give it 24 hours and then get checked out. I can put my whole weight on it but hop up the stairs.

Thankgod am not a size 8 and a size 12, got quite shapely ankles and my hubby said , it,s good am built the way I am.

Scarred to be honest with you although am a grown women of 43.

Hermia

Definitely see a doctor if it's still bad tomorrow. I badly twisted my ankle a couple of years ago. I didn't see a doctor because I could still walk on it and the swelling went down very quickly. When the ankle still hurt after 6 weeks I went to the doctor. I ended up being referred to a physio and discovered I had damaged the Achilles tendon. I had 6 months of physio and still have to do exercises. The physio had a right go at me as she said it wouldn't have been so bad if I had seen a doctor straight away.

raq

hermia....... I agree with you.

My niece is here with me now. Wait until my hubby is home from work and go tonight. it is only 5 minutes from the house and hopefully be a bit quiet there this evening.

Scarres me for future as most of you lovely guys keep mentioning
x

pigpen

I did the same with mine last Monday it has just stopped being extremely painful.. Stupid stairs tipping me off! The next day I did the same to a lesser degree with the other ankle toppling off a piece of lego!!

raq

pigpen wrote: »

I did the same with mine last Monday it has just stopped being extremely painful.. Stupid stairs tipping me off! The next day I did the same to a lesser degree with the other ankle toppling off a piece of lego!!

oh my days, and I thought mine was bad..lol

Did you go to the hospital??

joolsybools

raq wrote: »

oh my days, and I thought mine was bad..lol

Did you go to the hospital??

Stop worrying about what other people did and go and get an X-ray

elsien

I fell and hurt my foot several hours before a holiday to Vietnam. Decided I wasn't missing a holiday due to being in A&E so flew anyway, bandaged myself up and hobbled round for 2 weeks on a horribly swollen and bruised foot. Still hurting when I got home, went to the doctor who said I'd likely fractured a metatarsal and could go for an xray if I wanted but as there wasn't any treatment other than giving it time I didn't see the point.
Took 12 months to stop hurting.
And I was probably lucky that I hadn't headed off to parts unknown with a more serious injury. But I was really looking forward to that holiday and was going regardless.
If it were me I'd give it a bit longer before heading to A&E. Depending on whether it gets worse, and your pain thresholds. But then I have to be dragged to medical services kicking and screaming all the way, so possibly not the best person to be getting advice from.