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Swollen Ankle After Sprain, Taking Celebrex, Redness Increasing. Normal?
I sprained my ankle real bad 5 days ago. It swelled big, so I kept ice on it. And the doctor told me to increase my celebrex while the ankle is painful. It isn t all that painful, now, so I stopped taking the extra pill last night since it was upsetting my stomach . The whole time I ve had a red area right on the ankle bone that is red on both the inside and outside. The redness seems to be increasing. Is that normal?
Tue, 21 Aug 2012
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The redness in the ankle area can be due to collection of blood or hematoma. Continued icing of the area will help in reducing the swelling and redness. Bony injury is likely. An X-ray is recommended to rule this out.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The redness in the ankle area can be due to collection of blood or hematoma. Continued icing of the area will help in reducing the swelling and redness. Bony injury is likely. An X-ray is recommended to rule this out.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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