Return to the Health Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
foot sprain
| | |
Posted by
susan_on (
My Page) on
Sat, Apr 1, 06 at 10:57
| Does anybody know how long it takes for a foot sprain to heal? I fell the other day (Wednesday), and hurt the outside of my foot. They xrayed it, and said it isn't broken, it's a sprain. But I still can't walk on it and it's still too swollen to put a shoe on. Due to previous injuries from an mva, I can't really use crutches (left wrist and right shoulder). I pulled my groin muscle too, but that's healing, it's just the foot that isn't. |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: foot sprain
| | |
| It's still too soon to expect healing. The swelling should soon start to go down and then you can expect the soreness to start going away. Stretch out on the couch with your foot elevated as much as possible. Stay off it as you may just be doing more damage to the muscles, etc. Don't even think about trying to get a shoe on. |
RE: foot sprain
| | |
| Wow. I didn't think it would be this big a deal. |
RE: foot sprain
| | |
| If you use a cane on the side which is NOT hurt, stepping forward with the cane and the hurt foot at the same time, it reduces the weight on the hurt foot. That might help for when you have to walk. |
RE: foot sprain
| | |
RE: foot sprain
| | |
| Take good care of it now so it heals properly and won't cause problems down the road. Meanwhile, take it easy, put your foot up, and catch up on your reading. :-) Jen |
RE: foot sprain
| | |
| Ok, I'll try. But I have a "restless" type of personality, and staying still isn't easy for me. I will try though. |
Post a Follow-Up
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in.
If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Health Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
