Sprained ankle swelling back up

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Is that normal? Sprained or twisted it on Friday, painful over the weekend and needed to keep it raised and iced Saturday but less Sunday, did a bigish outing with the kids yesterday (museum/ exhibition so quite a lot of walking and standing but not exactly strenuous in the way an outdoor outing would be) - ankle swole up and throbbed by end of day. Today have had a "normal" day - indoor and garden stuff in the morning, out and about a bit this afternoon running errands, delivering birthday party invites, bit of time in a playground and taking kids to a sport class which involves walking up 3 flights of stairs - ankle is now twice the size of the uninjured one again.

DH thinks I should go to the doctor tomorrow . doctor is good in that its always possible to get an on the day apt but there will be a wait, which is a massive PITA with 3 kids in tow (could palm them/ one/ some off maybe but its a hassle in itself as each would go to a different family and I prefer for playing with friends to be a genuine kids want to play together arrangement not a favour to me, unless its actually really, really necessary - plus the 3 families I'd usually ask/ the kids play with the most and who would ask me are on holiday...)

Normal for a sprained ankle to swell back up to twice the size once you start using it normally again, or do I need to go to the doctor?

OOOPS!

This was NOT meant to go in AIBU! Meant to post in chat!

Would report and have it moved but I think MNHQ have other things on their minds!

Erm... AIBU not to go to doctor?

Do you have (sorry) a walk in centre? Possibly more suitable than a GP.

Might just need more rest, although when I had a similar problem I had a partial tear on a ligament which needed a bit of physio advise to make sure it healed right. A bad ankle can affect knees, hips and your lower back too. Worth getting it checked out.

Yes, this is what Minor Injuries is for. They may need to x-ray so check their X-ray hours and head down there.

But if you're able to walk it's most likely a low grade sprain which needs RICE treatment - crucially, the rest bit! (Speaking as a frequently sprained person with no medical training btw).

I would highly recommend some physio sooner or later as sprains can take a long time to heal - up to a year in my case - and a physio will help you strengthen up so it doesn't happen again.

Thanks for the replies.

We have a minor injuries unit at the hospital but not a walk in clinic - guess I'll see how it is in the morning!