Badly bruised & swollen ankle after off roading crash

[RideLimousin]

I was out green laning last week and had a low speed off on grass. The front wheel tucked under and I fell to the floor.

Nothing unusual about that! The sort of off you get straight back up and chuckle about afterwards.

But this time the bike smashed down onto my ankle and left me writhing on the floor in agony - It hurt like crazy.

It's now a week later and my ankle and foot is very swollen and there is a constant throbbing/burning pain. I can't stand up for long and walking up or down stairs isn't fun.

https://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/mrteee/2012-09-23211050_zpsfb151ac1.jpg?t=1348427848

Is there anything I can do to speed the healing process? Any medical experts on here who can shed some light on potential healing time. I assume nothing is broken as I can move the foot as per normal and nothing seems unusual, just very bruised and swollen.

I was wearing No Fear MX boots - are these up to the job? Would a £300 pair of boots have protected me any better?
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[stuartt]

try putting loads of arnica on it

[waffles]

Keep it elevated and apply ice for the swelling, arnica cream for the bruising. Other than that it would be a good idea to get an x-ray just in case you have broken or fractured one of the tiny bones in your foot. Also, I am not a medical expert!
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[BigDan1190]

Yeah - I can't believe you haven't got checked out about this yet.

Get down to A&E and get it checked - they can give you some real advice.

[Gavster88]

I would pop into A+E mate, might not be healing properly what ever you have done to it!

[P.addy]

Mine looked like that after a serious RTA. Both my ankles were shattered to pieces

Get to A+E

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[Pol Anorl]

i was told mine was bruised (by ambulance that came out) even though the bone wasn't where it should be, next day went to a+e it had broke
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[Paullec]

the bruising on the heel would say that broken.

[waffles]

I went barefoot water skiing a couple of years ago and severely bruised my feet, from my toes to my mid-calf were a funky shade of blue/purple and it blossomed from the soles of my feet up through the meat to the top of my foot.

I had zero swelling like that, buddy. It implies that perhaps there is more to your injury than perhaps meets the eye.
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[swampy]

Broken as fuck.. Get thee to a+e
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[RideLimousin]

I think you guys are right, I just did some googling and found this thread:

https://www.600rr.net/vb/showthread.php?t=64677

The pictures look very similair to my foot/ankle
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[barrkel]

I've crushed both ankles under bikes, and had lots of swelling and unusual colours after (looking similar to your own), but no breaks.

IMO having a break is almost better. "Soft tissue injury", at this point, means to me "on and off pain when walking for the next 6+ months".
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[ocatoro]

looks broken to me. i broke my ankle a few years back, and tried to grin and bear it by wearing ankle boots tied up real tight. managed 2 weeks working as a chef before my boss made me go to the hospital.

get it checked out. better to get it sorted out than to hinder the healing process for ages.
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[RideLimousin]

Well I went to the doctors first thing this morning and he recommended I get it X-rayed.

I had them done and there's no breaks

I have been prescribed anti inflammatory drugs, painkillers and they made me wear a compression bandage which hurts like hell!

They gave me the extra large bandage sock thingy as the swelling is so bad but it still barely goes on
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[Vincent]

Stay off it and keep it elevated - time to get a bit of spliff and some good films in I reckon
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[Tonka]

I had an off on big rocks on the Sarn Helen route in Wales a couple of years back and my ankle took the full weight of the bike. I couldn't move and managed to squeak enough for the others to realise and lift the bike off me!!

It hurt like mad and I was dreading taking my boot off at the end of the day, as I knew it was going to swell up and risk the next day's riding if I couldn't get my boot back on!! There was an ice machine at the digs, so I filled plastic bags with ice and packed my ankle for the whole evening and next day was able to ride fine.

I'd clearly done some ligament damage though, as it was still swollen, bruised and sore, but I was able to take pressure and ride on it ok. Rested it up after that and it was about two months before it was back to normal. Ironically ligment damage can often take longer to heal than clean breaks. Hope it gets better soon!

I think the advice from a medical expert to ice it was what made the difference for me. It was pretty uncomfortable, but definitely limited the swelling and is something I would do in future as oppose to my normal approach which is ignore and pretend I'm fine!!
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[Alpha-9]

See a doctor you tit, look at the bloody thing!

Urgent care centre.
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You have the same kinda feet as my gran ...

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