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Pic of DH foot, shall he go back to be checked out again?

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enamechange · 30/04/2024 17:33

Hi everyone

Name changed but regular user.

DH rolled his ankle playing football on Saturday. Sunday woke up and it was black and blue and couldn't walk on it so went to A&E for xray. They told him it's "just" damaged ligaments and to rest it, ice it and take paracetamol.

He's keeping it elevated and iced but the swelling is getting worse and it's getting more and more painful.

Paracetamol isn't touching it, managed to borrow some crutches from a kind lady after asking on FB but he's really struggling.

Anyone with any experience? Should he go back? Or just keep resting?

OP posts:
jackstini · 30/04/2024 17:55

Looks very like mine when I rolled it - I came out of x-ray and they said "bad news, it's not broken"

Breaks are apparently relatively easy to sort, ligament damage can take a long time. He will need to be keeping it raised, using ice etc. for a good few days yet and it could take weeks to be near normal

Paracetamol every 4 hours, ibuprofen on the 2 hour intervals in between

Houseinawood · 30/04/2024 17:54

Go back

Ilikewinter · 30/04/2024 17:52

No advice OP but my god that looks painfull !

AnxiousRabbit · 30/04/2024 17:37

Is he icing for 20 minutes every hour or constantly?
He needs some compression....like a tubigrip bandage.
And ibuprofen for swelling and pain.
But keep resting. If xray was clear not much more they can do in a&e...maybe go to GP for physio/mri referral to fully assess ligament damage.

Gulbekian · 30/04/2024 17:36

Did they actually x-ray it the first time you were there?

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