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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Pain In The Foot Post Injury From A Fall

Hi, I had a fall wearing heels. Am 37 years old. I been to A&E and they said I had a fracture near my toe. So they gave me these special boots cast to put on for two weeks. Now I went to check out yesterday again to hospital at fracture unit and they say I got no fracture but still gotta wear boots when out. I don t have pain when am sitting but when I walk, its terribly painful and my foot is swollen. I have taken pain killers and they don t seem to work. Can you help me understand, why I still got the pain and anything I can do to reduce discomfort, pain and swelling. Many thanks. Mrs Powell
Fri, 4 Sep 2015
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Hello, welcome to HCM. If it is not accident, then it is a Sprain .Please confirm properly with doctor. The xray definetely tell if there is fracture or not. As it is severe, better to avoid the movement of the ankle joint for few days.if you are not comfortable with boots which is also used to reduce movements, get the ankle covered by creape bandage . then you can go around. You are sensing the pain as the nerve is irritated. Dont wear that boot if it is tightly covering the foot. The ligaments should recover. It will take more than two weeks for you to recover. Till then dont do much work with that leg. To relieve pain take strong analgesics with the help of doctor. Take care
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Pain In The Foot Post Injury From A Fall

Hello, welcome to HCM. If it is not accident, then it is a Sprain .Please confirm properly with doctor. The xray definetely tell if there is fracture or not. As it is severe, better to avoid the movement of the ankle joint for few days.if you are not comfortable with boots which is also used to reduce movements, get the ankle covered by creape bandage . then you can go around. You are sensing the pain as the nerve is irritated. Dont wear that boot if it is tightly covering the foot. The ligaments should recover. It will take more than two weeks for you to recover. Till then dont do much work with that leg. To relieve pain take strong analgesics with the help of doctor. Take care