Injured Foot

[Ouriço]

Okay, today my friends and I were playing catch and messing around with fireworks, and I wasn't paying attention for a second and my friend hit me dead on top of my left foot at about 70 mph. Now it hurts a little when I walk and hurts really bad when I rest it on the ground on the outside part. It feels like the pain is coming from just below the ankel.

Any idea what might be wrong, and what I could do for it? I haven't iced it or had a full nights sleep since it happened about an hour ago, so I don't know if it'll be fine by tomorrow. Any help is appreciated.

-Ouriço

[SydLePirate]

You may have broken something or just bruised it badly. Wait a day or two and if it is still bad, I would see a doc. In the mean time, Ice it to help with the swelling (I imagin it will have started to swell by now)

[Ouriço]

It's not swelling yet.

[SydLePirate]

I don't think it is broken then, but I am not a doctor.

[compleks]

RICE. rest, ice, compression, elevation
Don't over ice it, maybe 10 minutes max. Repeat every hour or so. Or go to bed and see how it looks tomorrow. Might be worth wearing some tight socks or a bandage while you sleep aswell.

[CanEHdian]

Id say that you just smacked it up. In the summer i smashed my foot into a wall just about as hard as i could (not on purpose) and it hurt for almost a week and i couldnt go waterskiing the whole time.

Just give it a few days. should feel just fine in a little while.

[theswede]

Isn't it weird how people always go to the TT forum to ask for medical advice?

[compleks]

Isn't it weird how people always go to the TT forum to ask for medical advice?
Yes, but we are much cheaper than specialists or Doctors.

[DeeJay]

But we only recommend RICE.

[anfeyd]

Isn't it weird how people always go to the TT forum to ask for medical advice?

I will be much more help in 2 years when I hit main cirriculum for rehab science. Then even more help in 4 years when I hit PT school.

[NoSpineMan]

excellent.

i just injured my wrist yesterday, it basically happened while i was sitting on my bed, suddenly this jolt of massive pain dripped through my wrist.
i guess it was creeping on me for a while now, thoe ive never had any problems with it before

just hijacked your thread for a moment there to complain

carry on.

[Ouriço]

RICE then. Sounds good, and it doesn't hurt as much today. My wrist is fucked up too, and has been for about a week. Sucks, huh?

Thanks for the advice, guys. But I don't suppose you know anything about cuts on the top of your head, do you? After I made this thread we went back out and had a rock fight in the dark, and I took a two-pound rock the the top of the head, and it was bleeding. But I don't have a concussion. Could hair inside the healing would be bad?

[CanEHdian]

Well its probally no good but as long as you shower more then once a month i wouldnt worry about it.

Just make sure that there are no small chunks of rock or mounds of dirt inside it.

Also, what the hell were you thinking. a rock fight? Honestly.

[anfeyd]

Thanks for the advice, guys. But I don't suppose you know anything about cuts on the top of your head, do you? After I made this thread we went back out and had a rock fight in the dark, and I took a two-pound rock the the top of the head, and it was bleeding. But I don't have a concussion. Could hair inside the healing would be bad?

When I was around 5 years old, I hit into the side of a wall. My head was bleeding also. I needed stiches.

[Ouriço]

Well its probally no good but as long as you shower more then once a month i wouldnt worry about it.

Just make sure that there are no small chunks of rock or mounds of dirt inside it.

Also, what the hell were you thinking. a rock fight? Honestly.
I was thinking, "Man, I'm bored and I want to throw something really hard. We should throw rocks at each other in the dark so we can't see them coming."

Also, I've noticed almost no pain in my foot in the last few hours. I was a little worried last night, though.