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Will i lose my leg

129 replies

Changednameagain999 · 05/03/2026 22:28

i’ve had a bit of a fall down couple of steps. It’s literally gone all black round my ankle.

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Changednameagain999 · 05/03/2026 22:28

I will send some pics.

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WallaceinAnderland · 05/03/2026 22:29

Have you sought medical attention?

Changednameagain999 · 05/03/2026 22:29

I will send some pics.

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Nursemumma92 · 05/03/2026 22:29

Can't see any photos but I would go and get it x rayed.

Tel12 · 05/03/2026 22:30

You'd do better going to a and e.

LadyTable · 05/03/2026 22:30

People don't tend to lose their legs when they fall down steps, no.

What did the hospital say?

RedTulip86 · 05/03/2026 22:30

Go to A&E

Florabella · 05/03/2026 22:30

Put it up and ice it. You should probably go and get it xrayed as there may be a break (I did exactly the same a few months ago and fractured a bone)

Sunshineandrainbow · 05/03/2026 22:30

Don't take a chance, get an x-ray

FaceEatingLeopard · 05/03/2026 22:30

Yes. Every time anyone twists their ankle it's off with the whole leg. Standard medical practice I'm afraid.

sesquipedalian · 05/03/2026 22:30

Go to A and E. I very much doubt you will lose your leg, but you do need medical attention.

Coffeetimes3 · 05/03/2026 22:31

Bit of a jump (no pun intended) from a bruised ankle to an amputation.

If you think it's that badly injured you need proper medical care, not advice from random mumsnetters. Get to a&e or minor injuries.

ActoBelle · 05/03/2026 22:31

Sounds like bruising? You might have damaged ligaments or fractured something….can you walk?

BauhausOfEliott · 05/03/2026 22:32

It’s a bruise, you daft ‘a’p’orth

IwishIcouldconfess · 05/03/2026 22:36

Don't forget whiplash as well from jumping to conclusions

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 05/03/2026 22:36

Of course you won't lose your leg.

Just go to A and E.
You've presumably sprained your ankle but they'll X Ray you.

WallaceinAnderland · 05/03/2026 22:37

IwishIcouldconfess · 05/03/2026 22:36

Don't forget whiplash as well from jumping to conclusions

😂

Changednameagain999 · 05/03/2026 22:39

BauhausOfEliott · 05/03/2026 22:32

It’s a bruise, you daft ‘a’p’orth

lol…. I did try send pics. I’ve literally gotten blackness all round my ankle. I had a friend lost her leg with this. I can walk but not very far. I am in Canary Islands and not home. I have insurance but i’d have to walk to get to doctor. I will try send pics again.

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Changednameagain999 · 05/03/2026 22:39

It’s just that its getting worse and blacker.

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WallaceinAnderland · 05/03/2026 22:40

No point sending pictures. No one has x-ray vision. Get medical help. Especially as you can't fly with a broken bone.

LittleArithmetics · 05/03/2026 22:41

I had a sprained ankle which went all black with bruising.

ThePerfectWeekender · 05/03/2026 22:41

Go and see a doctor. Get a cab.

Changednameagain999 · 05/03/2026 22:41

I will hobble over to the medical centre tomorrow. Thank god for insurance.

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Changednameagain999 · 05/03/2026 22:42

I’m just annoyed with myself! Xx

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Lollipopsicle · 05/03/2026 22:42

IwishIcouldconfess · 05/03/2026 22:36

Don't forget whiplash as well from jumping to conclusions

😂😂