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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:25 pm
by dig dug dan
went to the local fencing supplier today and as i was stepping off a pile of timber, it gave way, and my foot then started to hurt.
Its not the ankle but my left foot now has a swelling on the side and its bloody painful to walk on it. Anyone else had this before??
I just hope its only a strain, and nothing broken.
time to put me feet up tonight and rest it. (till the morning anyway!)
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:06 pm
by Dave L
Foot up and start drinking strong beer, the pain will soon numb.
Tommorrow is another day!
Seriously I'm no expert, leave it to rest overnight and see how it goes........
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:39 pm
by dig dug dan
thats what i thought too.
Dave, why has your post number gone down ?
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:54 pm
by lutonlagerlout
dave must have logged in from a different IP or summat???
LLL
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:02 pm
by Bob_A
I think he usually logs on as Dave_L rather than Dave L
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:37 am
by pcdoc
Been there and got that T-shirt- Ouch!
You could well have a stress fracture! If the pain decreases with rest, but comes back strong with activity, thats probably what you've done.
If its red and swollen on top, you could have ligament damage.
Either way- you need to apply an ice pack and take some anti-inflamatory painkillers (ibuprofen)
Best painkiller for inflamation pain is Ibuprofen.
Packaging says 400mg max per 4 hours. A dentist can prescribe 600mg per 4 hours, your GP has the power to prescribe 800mg per 4 hours (as long as your healthy and not a dwarf).
600mg works way better than 400mg.
You can top it off with the normal maximum dose of Paracetamol as it works in a completely different way.
DONT TAKE ASPIRIN WHEN TAKING IBUPROFEN
I'd go for an xray, though. Plenty of wee bones to break in yer foot. Just ask Beckham 
If it hasnt improved significantly in a few days- go see a GP or hospital.
-Michael.
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:23 am
by lutonlagerlout
my auld fella nearly died taking ibuprofen,he had a burst ulcer,but as Michael correctly says it is great for swelling type pain,i find it good for toothache.
if it isnt right today go to the hospital dan,but bear in mind if you are not about to die you can be sat there for 3 hours
get well soon mate
LLL
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:44 am
by Bob_A
Dave L wrote:Foot up and start drinking strong beer, the pain will soon numb.
Tommorrow is another day!
Seriously I'm no expert, leave it to rest overnight and see how it goes........
Beer is good, well at least it tastes good.
And although I've got no scientific back up ibuprofen is good for hangovers.
So beer at night and ibuprofen during the day. Just don't mix the two at the same time
Get well soon
Dr Bob
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:35 pm
by henpecked
Bad luck 
The most complicated joint in the body.
You cant take aspirin and Ibuprofen but you can take paracetamol with Ibuprofen. Paracetamol is 'central nervous' acting, so it will go to the painful but, whereas Ibuprofen is a generalised anti-inflammatory, so it should reduce the swelling. 400mg each 4 times a day usually works for me.
Will be back up in time for Monday :p
Hp
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:15 pm
by flowjoe
dig dug dan wrote:thats what i thought too.
Dave, why has your post number gone down ?
Though he`d just gone round the clock
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:48 pm
by dig dug dan
well its a little better today, helped by the fact i have been mowing on a tractor all day, and so it got rested.
Swelling gone down.
Will take the advice in the ibuprofen and see how things turnout in the morning!