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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Stay off the foot....elevate the foot anytime you are sitting down....alternate ice packs and heat packs for the swelling...There could very easily be a hairline fracture in that ankle or you could have torn a tendon. I would not put much confidence in a physician that did not show even a passing concern for a pregnant woman who had fallen. I would return and ask to see another doctor and tell them you would appreciate having your foot re-rayed, to see if perhaps a small fracture was missed during the first visit. Meanwhile, elevate the foot and use your ice/heating pad alternatively. Good luck with this....my cousin did the same exact thing and she had a torn tendon in her ankle......unfortunate carreer ending injury for a ballarena (sp?). |
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Originally Posted by Marhcarter I agree with the others. Rest, ice, compress & elevate. The nurse should have checked fetal heart tones on the baby. Anyone over 12 weeks along should get this vital sign checked. I can't believe they didn't at least wrap it, and it sounds like you should have a stirrup splint for support, or at least some crutches. Call your OB. She/he could order an outpatient xray to avoid the additional ER charge if she feels another look is warranted. Even if it isn't fractured, it sounds like one h*** of a sprain and sometimes those can take almost as long to recover from as a fracture. |
Yes - this and this ^^^.
And btw, sprains can be just awful...I had one in my ankle years ago and I thought for sure it must be broken bc it was swollen for so long and I was on crutches for about 2 or 3 weeks, I think...? They can really take a lot of time to heal.