by kay smedley
(blackpool. england)
broke ankle 23rd feb this year,no pins etc cast off after 6 wks told 80% healed felt ok had to get back to work in bar/restaurant full time.ankle still stiff do exsersizes but prob not really that its very swollen,very tender and i have hot stabbing excrutiating pain nearly all the time.saw a gp in my practice he said elevate when can take ibuprofen and it did get better for a while saw another gp he gave me dicloflex 50 mg 3 times a day. on my final visit to hospital the doc there said stop taking dicloflex which i did . i am so fed up foot so bad dont know what to do rang docs couldnt get appointment so left a message he now says go back on dicloflex ????? so three days on it still no change . . every day i try to work,i love walking and just want a foot back to normal i am in agony please help!!!
Hi Kay,
The sad reality is that sometimes a problem like a broken ankle, even with proper rest, will be an ongoing problem particularly if you have a line of work that requires you to be on your feet for long periods of time.
Since I do not know your age or weight or other pertinent information I can only make limited suggestions.
One would be to have another xray to make sure the break is completely healed. If so, you should inquire about physical therapy of move the healing process along more quickly and lastly you should be wearing an ankle splint of some sort. Ankle splints come in various designs so if you happen to be wearing a splint (and it is not helping) you should consider trying a different type of splint.
Marc Mitnick DPM
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