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Post by loopylou on Jan 13, 2008 17:32:53 GMT -1
Ouch, here is a photo of my ankle which i hurt on Tuesday. I am not one to bruise very easily either. I have an annual check up with the doctor tomorrow so i will get her to have a look.  |
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Post by mrsp on Jan 13, 2008 18:25:16 GMT -1
OUCH!! I think you may need and x ray and at least some anti inflamatories, that looks very sore.
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Post by bevbob on Jan 13, 2008 19:00:48 GMT -1
Ooooo! that looks very painful, how did you do that??? Ill go and look on board lol.
Hope its ok very soon.
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Post by greydales on Jan 13, 2008 19:01:45 GMT -1
Ooooo  I can sympathise - I turned my ankle over once when I was leading Dan and my foot went down a hole! I thought I'd broken it as it came up in every colour under the sun, but it was only strained. Glad you are getting your doc to look at it! |
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Post by loopylou on Jan 13, 2008 19:32:53 GMT -1
Gill, to be fair i think i have only strained my ankle as well, but ooohhhh, doesn't it hurt. The wine helps a little, tonight, LOL. If i had broken something i am sure i wouldn't be able to walk on it at all.
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Post by Debbie on Jan 13, 2008 20:48:10 GMT -1
I still think it might not hurt to have it xrayed for bone chips. I'm sat here wincing, and my right ankle's twinging in sympathy. Yep that's one severely sprained ankle at the bare minimum. The more you can keep it elevated, the better.  |
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Post by laura on Jan 13, 2008 20:54:48 GMT -1
I would definitely go and get that x-rayed! I fell down some stairs in a nightclub last year (alright, I was very drunk!) and sprained my ankle - it looked very similar to that. At least if you get it X-rayed you will have the reassurance that it IS just a sprain (and if it's something more then you can get some help with it) - they'll give you a tubigrip as well. I would definitely recommend getting a tubigrip in any case; it really helped me when I hurt my ankle! Plus lots of ice and elevation!
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Post by harveydales on Jan 13, 2008 21:09:01 GMT -1
Ouch!!!!!!! Having had many sprained ankles over the years I really do advise you to get it checked out and not ignore it as I did - now have arthritis in the joints. It is jolly painful isn't it and a sprain can take as long, if not longer, to heal than a break. Keep it elevated as much as pos and don't do too much on it - be guided by the pain. Ice initially and then contrast baths if you can manage it. You have my sympathies!
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Post by loopylou on Jan 14, 2008 13:40:18 GMT -1
Thanks everyone, and it is painful that is for sure. My instructor took out Sparky out for me as it seems a shame to let his fitness drop, whilst i can't ride for a few weeks. Anyhow he was a very happy boy today after going out and he was raring for a good canter to get it out of his system.
The doctor has had a look, she thinks it is a sprain and told me to keep it up, be very careful what sort of ground i walk on, so i don't go over and put more strain on the ligaments.
Thanks again everyone
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Post by Debbie on Jan 14, 2008 15:59:57 GMT -1
When I got the spectacular sprain that resulted in a bone chip, the ER slapped me in a cast saying I could remove it in two days time, then go to the doctor. Yep, two days later I was sitting up and unwrapping that puppy. When I went to the doctor, she was horrified and wanted to know where my cast was. Binned. She wanted to send me promptly to the ER to get it recast, and I point blank refused. Well, she could have recast it, but I was going to unwrap it as soon as I could. My ankle was far too swollen to be shoved into something so unforgiving. We compromised, and she gave me this instead www.betterbraces.com/ViewProducts/AircastAir-StirrupAnkleBrace/165.aspx Its brilliant!!! Its inflatable, so you can lower or increase the amount of air needed to accomodate the swelling. Its comfortable, removeable for showers, and best of all, the hard outer plastic gives the ankle the stability needed to prevent reinjury. This was especially critical as you try to get back to normal. I've also worn the compression braces, and those do very well, but wait a bit before you put a compression brace on that ankle. Wait at least a week after the initial injury. And I wouldn't be doing anything more than icing for the first week to ten days. Sure hope they've given you some decent pain meds |
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Post by PonyGirl on Jan 14, 2008 16:23:21 GMT -1
Oucher.....do heal quick
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Post by nic on Jan 15, 2008 8:00:03 GMT -1
OWWWWWWWWWWWW that looks soare!!!!
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Post by nars on Jan 15, 2008 8:57:35 GMT -1
I hope it settles soon for you. I'm still having problems from last summer when I twisted my anke, so make sure your doctor is thorough when she/he checks it for you.
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Post by DalesLady on Jan 15, 2008 11:33:03 GMT -1
ouch!
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Post by ccc on Jan 15, 2008 13:52:59 GMT -1
That looks very painful! Have you had it checked yet?
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I can sympathise - I turned my ankle over once when I was leading Dan and my foot went down a hole! I thought I'd broken it as it came up in every colour under the sun, but it was only strained.
