ouchie ankle!

[aralli]

The Housemate has a swollen, painful ankle that is hot to the touch and won't bear weight. We are going with RICE for now, and if there is no improvement when I get home from work I'll take her to the doctor's. Until then - any suggestions? Any advice on use of a bandage? She has one wrapped around the ankle right now to prevent her from accidentally turning it and hurting, but neither of us have expertise in how to treat a sprained ankle.

Comments

[ruthste.livejournal.com]

This comment may be too late and you've already headed to the doctors but 'won't bear weight' is a red flag for being more than a strain. Maybe you meant 'hurts to' rather than 'won't' but if it genuinely won't bear weight there's a good chance of it being a break or tendon/ligament damage which needs checking out ASAP.

[aralli.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) Amy posted below - it's hurt's-to-bear-weight. We haven't gone to the docs tonight as the swelling has started to reduce and Amy's main complaint is boredom and an inability to clean the house