Has anyone ever had a sprained foot/ankle/anything? Help needed?

[macncheese]

So long story short, I was walking and the step I had to take off the pavement had a giant hole in between which I didn't notice and my foot went inside it. I felt a very sharp pain, a muscle pull of some sort, andcontinued walking, but eventually gave up, and went back home. This was around 5 hours ago. I have iced the injury and it's swollen up (from the side) now, and I literally cannot walk on my right foot anymore. I'm hopping on one foot to move even a little, and my foot cannot balance my weight at all. I read some stuff up on the internet and it's gotten me really paranoid, like it takes up to 6 weeks to heal etc, and the issue is that I'm travelling in around 7-8 days, and I have my exams going on currently.
So to all the people who've experienced something like this, how long does it really take to get healed? I usually don't get paranoid but I have way too much coming up.

[GirlScoutsRevenge]

I've sprained my ankle badly many times and dislocated one of them too. Keep it elevated as much as you can because this increases blood flow and helps the body heal. Try and keep your weight off it but after about a day, day and a half start moving it again. It needs to move to so it doesn't get locked up and sore. Get a tube grip if you feel it's week, that too will also help with blood flow. Arnica will help her rid of the bruising and you can get rub on painkillers. Just take it easy for the next few weeks but you should be fine.

[macncheese]

Thank you, and yep I'll make sure I start moving it as soon as I feel better

[emerald77]

I've sprained my ankle and it took about a month to heal.

[JakeyPanda]

When I was younger I was playing a game and I jumped down 5 or 6 steps and twisted my foot. Was struggling to walk but yours doesn't sound too bad. 6 weeks is for a real bad one. I think a week will be fine. First like two days are a struggle but it starts to heal fast I think.
I recommend RICE treatment.
1. Rest
2. Ice
3. Compression
4. Elevation
Also some gentle stretching will help with the recovery process but if anything hurts stop stretching. Hope this helps. I'm sure you will get better soon! :)

[macncheese]

Thank you so much 😊

[llWanderlustll]

Hey, so I twisted my ankle pretty bad back in October and when I went to the doctor and he said nothing was broken and it should heal in 3 weeks. Long story short, it's January and I still need my boot to walk and even then it kind of hurts if I walk long distances. Do you know if this is normal? My tendons or ligaments can't be ripped, right? I'm really paranoid about this. Could it be from lack of therapy or something?

[hagerbombs]

Sounds like a sprained ankle which could take a month to heal to normal, but u will probably feel a dull similar pain for about a year... Just how ankles heal, but do the RICE method as others have stated. Another good thing to do, would be to go to a doctor and they might be able to recommend some more in depth stuff and maybe even x-ray it to see if there is anything worse

[Jaden69]

ice it and rest. stay off it whenever you can and avoid putting pressure on it for a quicker recovery.

[Anonymous]

Kyrie Irving and Lebron James just scored 59 points combined to beat the Bulls last night, and both are playing on rolled ankles/tendonitis. You'll live

[NickCollinsTHE2nd]

You need to make sure you ice it twice a day all that can help is time and if it isn't better in 2 weeks go to see a doctor