Question: Hi I have broken the calleous ( sorry not sure of spelling) that ia part of the heel bone. I am just into nearly two weeks next Monday. I cannot weight bear and because of the swelling and bruising have to ice pack and elevate. People tell me I have to have my leg above my heart, but this is very difficult. I have three cushions that I use brining my leg past hip height, is this sufficient? My question really is, in the morning the swelling comes down and looks better each day, but by the end of the day it's swollen again. Why is this? My foot/leg is in a boot and I don't take it off at resting it. Should I be doing this? I have been told to keep flexing my foot up to and from side to side. I don't elevate all day, should I be doing this, as the nurse also told me I need to move around. It upsets me by the end of the day that swelling is back? I feel like I am going forward in the morning when my foot looks good but backwards by the end of the day!! Should the boot it's in be tight or comfortable? I had to have a bigger one than necessary because of the swelling and bruising, but I do feel it's getting to big, but by the end of the day it's not because my foot has swollen.

Thank you for the reply. Do I need to keep the boot on when resting? As before I said it looked really good this morning, but having been the bathroom etc. it has already started to swell. I am now resting again and it is slowly going down again. Is this normal?