My daughter tripped on some stairs last
night and today her ankle is swollen, very
bruised on the outside part of the
ankle--the bruise is about 4 1/2 inches in
diameter. Is this a sprain? Should we
ice it? Should she go to the doctor?
Thanks in advance.
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Mommy_2_b
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Posted: 10-27-03 06:42am
Take her to a doctor and get it checked
out. My friends threw me down the stairs
when I was in gr. 7 and I sprained my
ankle really bad but I also tore the
ligaments and muscles off the bone and
tore them in half, and chipped the bone.
It took a lot of work to get it back in
shape again. Wrap it, ice it and get it
to the doctor. Dont forget to keep it
elevated! Good luck `melissa
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Andrea46
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Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 20 Location: Ontario
Posted: 10-28-03 11:46am
Thanks mommy2b--have had her to the
doctor, ankle is sprained and she has torn
ligaments. He told me to wrap it in
tape--any suggestions on how to do it?
He told me to keep the foot at a 45 degree
angle, so I have the under the foot thing
ok,. What about the rest?
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Mommy_2_b
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Posted: 10-28-03 15:09pm
No problem! Ouch she must be in pain I
know when that happened to me it hurt real
bad. One thing keep the crutches and no
matter how much she may hate them make
sure she uses them. If she doesnt use
them she could damage her ankle worse.
Keep it iced at the end of the day cuz
thats when it'll be sore. Ya know the
whole 10 mins on 10 mins off routine.
Wrap it in tape???? Hmm never heard of
it... My doctor gave me a wrap for mine
and I just went under the foot over the
ankle and then once and a while around the
ankle to hold it snug. Make sure its
tight but not tooo tight you dont want to
cut the circualtion off. Best of luck and
send my love ~melissa
oh and keep in touch if you have anymore
questions!!
