To call in sick?

You could also have a complication of the fracture which is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Do the skin and colour look normal? Is the ankle hot? And the pain level from 1-10.?

I have been having the same problems as you with my ankle. I went to a&e over 2 weeks ago. They said it wasn’t broken at the time but the pain has got worse. I tried to see my GP but she cancelled my appointment because she was sick herself and went back to a&e last night, one dr complained that I was there and said I should have seen my gp but I’m sure she would have sent me for scans etc. I now have a splint as I have tendinitis. And new painkillers because the others were making me vomit.

I hope urgent care can help you with this - I think you've had poor care until now and have been very stoic in the face of it all. Please do try to rest if that's what is advised - you need your leg more than you need to be in work holding work things together in what sounds like an understaffed and stressful environment

From what you say it sounds that there is something very unstable there. As I said, we put our patient on the bike the day after his op with no problem.
Go back to the GP or specialist and insist on getting a proper diagnosis.
Please keep us updated.

PS You could use a home bike. One of our patients was a champion biker. He broke his ankle, was operated on and our surgeon told us to put him on the bike the next day - with NO resistance, just free pedalling.

Can[t help you there. Ask your GP if you can have access.

Can you access your X-rays to share online? Our otho surgeon gave us weekly lessons on how to read X-rays.
Still, in either case you should be wearing a cast for 6-8 weeks as I said before, to prevent future instability. Doesn[t have to be a plaster, a removable one will do.

This alll seems very incompetent to me. You should haave had an X-ray done to see if you had a fracture. If no fracture, then a stress test on the ankle to see if you have torn ligaments.
Either way you should have a cast for 6 -8 weeks to prevent future instability!
Please keep us posted.

Has the fact your discharge notes refers to a sprain been causing you any hassle in real life @iminpain ?

does travel insurance ask about sprains and fractures?

surely this would be something you’d ask your GP about? They’ll even be able to bring up the scan and report

@iminpain glad you have an opportunity to rest and recover. Sprains are nasty. If you can wear compression please do. I sprained my left ankle 15 years ago and it is still bigger than my right ankle.
Also sympathise with your A+E visit. I went with pain in my upper abdomen- told them everything that had gone on. Waited 6 hours then got discharged- still in pain. Got a postal letter 2 weeks later saying "I was the consultant in a+e when you were in and on reviewing your x-rays you have 2 non displaced fractured ribs"
2 weeks later

@iminpain My go to for nasty grazes is honey (actually it is for most things unless there is a suspected fungal infection).

Slap on some honey - now ideally its clean, new, Manuka honey but frankly, as long as its not got crumbs and butter in it, it'll do just fine - stick that on some kitchen roll if thats all you have, stick that on the wound and tape it down using whatever you've got.

Its antibiotic, anti microbial, it will pull out any crud that is in there and help things heal from the inside out - you really don't want a graze like that to scab over as the scab will pull and yank each time you move the joint, making the scarring on the skin worse in the long run.

Change the dressing once or twice a day, particularly if you've had to DIY it with kitchen roll as air to it is good but also as it pulls out liquid, it will get pretty soggy too (if you're using proper dressings you don't need to change it more than once a day).

Yes, this is the other thing - many workplaces don't even appreciate it if you struggle in when you should really be at home recovering. It's a mug's game.

I agree with this. Ime the more you do the more a certain type of manager will just see you as a mug who will put up with anything, so you end up as the person with all the shitty shifts/jobs etc.

It will be very sore for at least the first couple of weeks. Take care, only do what you feel is necessary. Don’t overdo it just because you think you should be - listen to your body.

In my experience, the harder you try and the more times you drag your arse in when you’re ill the more they treat you like shit. If OP gets made redundant or discriminated against because she sustained an accidental injury she should raise a grievance. And we’re not in a recession.

Hope you are feeling a bit better now @iminpain and in less pain. Sometimes initial X-rays don't pick up fractures due to swelling, especially if they are quite fine ones.

Something to be aware of with some injuries, those who are saying just get on with things, and that is they can cause long term chronic health conditions, which is what happened to my dd. She has CRPS and all that started with a sprain which she was told to walk on after a day or so rest. It doesn't happen to most people, I broke my ankle after slipping over in our garden, but it's something to be aware of.

I was born in the middle of last century and I'm telling you there's stoic and there's also stupid. You have obviously never sprained your ankle badly enough to pull a fragment of bone loose. A bad sprain is often more painful than a broken bone. When I sprained my ankle badly I could barely hobble, let alone walk well enough to go outside. Work does not take precedence over health, or at least it shouldn't do.

Are you always this much of an unsympathetic twat?
This thread is as valid as any.other.