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Fractured ankle? Opinions please
ok well i was talking to my boyfriend yesterday and he had been at a friends house playing basketball earlier. well he fell and landed on his ankle, and he says he felt & heard it crack. he said he couldnt even move bc it hurt so bad, and he was starting to cry. well, then it got numb, and now hes walking on it although he says it hurts as an 8 on a scale of one to ten. he said his ankle was sticking out in a weird way when he fell, and its very swollen. i keep telling him to go to the doctor, or even the hospital maybe, but he wont listen, & im worried. not only about him, but if its fractured like i think it is, itll never heal completely right and itll hurt him when hes older. everyone in my family is a nurse or doctor, so i pretty much know what im talking about. what do you think? is this a fracture or break? should he seek any immediate medical attention? i think so, but i would just like more opinions. thanks! 16/f...16/m boyfriend.
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first of all if he fractured it he wouldnt be able to walk on it. it could either be a dislocation or sprain. if it is a sprain i suggest using R.I.C.E.(RestIceCompressionElevate) just so you know elevate means to raise above the heart. it will take about a week to be noticable but if the swelling doeasnt go down or if it still hurts then it is probaly a dislocation if so you should see a doctor as soon as posible. i suggest telling your friends parents your concern.
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You are absolutely right. He needs to see a doctor immediately, or it may heal badly and he could end up with a permanent limp. The fact that it became numb could indicate nerve damage or lack of circulation. I'm surprised his parents haven't done anything about it.
See if you can get his friends on your side - maybe they can convince him to stop being such a nimrod and go get his ankle fixed. Or, if you can get him to come over to your place, maybe one of the nurses or doctors in your family can talk him into having it treated properly. The longer he waits, the more he risks turning a simple injury into a lifelong one.
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You aren't a doctor and you don't know for sure.
Niether am I, so I have no clue if it is a fracture or a break.
But of course he SHOULD see a doctor if the swelling is still around and it is painful.
Don't lord it over him. If you try to say "I know best!" he wont go just to spite you. Just encourage him gently to do the right thing. It's his body afterall.
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