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Originally Posted by demented
My wife sprained her ankle around the middle of last week. Went to the doctor and they gave her a aircast and some Vic's. Well, it seems to still be hurting her pretty fucking bad and it's still swollen up. We just got back from the doc, they just gave her more pain medicine and told her to rest it..
Anyone who has sprained their ankle, how long did the pain and swelling last? I remember the last time I sprained mine, it only hurt real bad for maybe 2 or 3 days. Her's is hurting her so bad she can't even walk on it.. The doc's said it wasn't broken or anything.
Any advice? She's taking Vicoden and IB profrin.
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this will sound stupid... but the time it usually takes for it to heal will mostly depend on how little she uses it. joint injuries like ankles, knees, wrists etc can hurt forever if you don't stop using them completely - until its healed completely. generally, people tend to push and the pain persists longer than necessary.
the bad thing about knee/ankle injuries is that if you continue walking - you not only aggrevate it, but you can often fuck up your other knee because you are walking wrong (limping)... until you are forced to stop walking completely. i have done that a couple times in my life.