Damnit, anyone have a secret for dealing with a swolen ankle?

[LynneSin]

Mine was self inflicted from when I fell down the steps. I'm trying to work with my feet propped up on the desk but it's not easy.

Any tricks to keeping the swelling down?

[KitchenWitch]

1. Wrap it in an ace bandage

Ice it down for twenty minutes every hour.
Ibuprofen
Elevation

[Rambis]

6. Recommendation

I take horse size anti inflams for arthritis but if I do the following it makes it better far faster.
Ice if you can-
elevation is key- Kick it up on the desk, it really does help keep the blood from rushing to the injury.

[Taverner]

2. Vicodin. Lots of vicodin.

If not that, a little 420 will reduce the swelling

[KitchenWitch]

8. Vicodin does nothing for inflammation

Pain yes, inflammatory processes, not so much

[Reverend_Smitty]

3. RICE

Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

that's pretty much it :hi:

[Bertha Venation]

9. Perfect - Do this, Lynne

:hi: Rev

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. lol...that's why they pay me the big bucks!

How ya doing today Bertha?

[Bertha Venation]

11. lonesome, Mrs. V. is away

Other than that and a shitty haircut, I'm fine! :rofl:

Are you well?

(Lynne, I'm hijacking... keep the foot up, there's a good girl... ;))

[Reverend_Smitty]

14. I saw the thread about the haircut

crappy haircuts do stink...I once tried cutting my own hair when I was about 5, needless to say my mom was less than pleased :rofl:

I'm doing well, I just found out about 10 minutes ago that I have to go to Saratoga NY this Friday and Saturday with our women's soccer team (somehow they managed to get a NCAA playoff birth) which should be an adventure. My dad and I did plan on painting the living room this weekend but I'm thinking this might be a sign not to attempt it since there is no way the two of us will be able to do a multi-day home improvement project and still be speaking to one another at the end of it

[Bertha Venation]

16. "and speaking to one another at the end of it"

:rofl: Yeah, I think I'd rather play soccer too. Good luck this weekend!

[Reverend_Smitty]

17. I don't play, I'm just their athletic trainer...

I think we got into the playoffs on school reputation because it's been a really down year for us (worst in the program's history) but they are a good bunch of girls and have battled with a lot of injury so as much as I don't want to freeze in upstate NY I do hope they do well.

As for the painting project...I predict it would turn out like a 3 Stooges sketch minus Larry...just Moe and Curly battling it out

[Bertha Venation]

18. I should've known...

A player would've told Lynne, "Ice it!" But a trainer would know the acronym for the full treatment!

[Reverend_Smitty]

21. My players joke that we will someday find a cure for cancer using that acronym

because we seem to use it for everything else...but hey, you gotta go with what works

[DeepBlueC]

31. ICE pack 20 minutes 3 or 4 times a day

less than 20 minutes is not effective in reducing inflammation. Plus your ankle will be pleasantly numb after that.

[Parche]

4. I Heard Ambien Helps The Swelling

:woohoo: :hi:

[LynneSin]

22. ASSHOLE

big smelly mean one at that

:cry:

[Orrex]

5. Amputate at the hip. Stat!

Before it's too late!

[TZ]

12. No no no!

She is in obvious need of chelation therapy!:P

In all serious LynneSin the ice and elevation are the best answer. Staying off it as much as possible too...

[Orrex]

25. Wait--it's her ankle. That's near her foot, right?

I prescribe a course of kinoki pads, and the sooner the better.

[SOteric]

7. Halt all butt-kicking immediately.

And cancel your ballroom dancing lesson with billyskank.

[billyskank]

36. We'll just dance sitting down.

Funny thing - AirmensMom has hurt her foot, and as a result we have been unable to dance.

[datasuspect]

13. bandsaw and morphine

[LisaM]

15. Agree with the Ace bandage recommendation

Plus ice and elevation (yes, RICE is the key). Ace bandages work miracles, IMO.

[LeftyMom]

19. You tripped over all the crap on your porch, didn't you?

:P

[LynneSin]

23. I fell down my steps on an Ambien night walk

:cry:

[Ramsey]

20. Ice, elevation, support bandage

Xray to make sure it isn't a broken bone?

[LynneSin]

24. X-rays already done

not broken. This happened the night that I last talked to you. I went sleep-walking on Ambien and fell down my steps

[LSK]

26. trading me a top running back usually helps with the pain

[TZ]

27. Umm like you didn't score enough fantasy points this week?

*bitter because I got a decent score from my backup team only to be totally beaten down*

[LynneSin]

28. you can have Correll Buckhalter

I grabbed him when I thought Westbrook might be out the rest of the season.

[GalleryGod]

42. As I hope David Montgomery said to both Lurie & Reid aka the Smarty Pants Boys.

Hey Eagles!
"You're UP !!!!"

[Twillig]

29. At the computer desk I keep my foot in a bucket of icewater.

No elevation of course. Soon, you won't feel a thing. Take it out from time to time if you want to keep it.

It helps me to keep a window open which lists the DU fantasy football standings. Very soothing. Your mileage may vary.

:-)

[badgerpup]

30. If you can stand it being touched...

...a gentle massage using just the fingertips helps with pain and encourages circulation to bring the swelling down a bit faster...
other than that...what other folks have said...

Elevation (HINT: try to make sure your knee is supported as well- a straight-leg elevation (i.e., putting your foot up on a chair) can leave you hurting even worse), ice, and an anti-inflammatory and analgesic.

Good luck. Sprained ankles are TEH SUCK.

[matcom]

32. stop getting shit-faced and falling down the steps

DUH!

:P

[Midlodemocrat]

37. Thank you, Captain Obvious.

:eyes:

[LynneSin]

40. I wasn't drunk!!!

I was drugged out on Ambien

There is a difference you know!

[Arkansas Granny]

33. Don't laugh, please, but my boss swears by vinegar and brown paper (think Jack and Jill).

Apparently the method is to tear a brown paper bag in wide strips and soak them in apple cider vinegar and wrap them around the afftected area and secure with a gauze bandage or something to hold it in place. He says that the swelling and bruising will be gone overnight. I haven't tried this myself, but he says he has tried it many times on himself and two boys.

[petronius]

34. Well, first and foremost, don't try to work (Duh!). Then, use the TANICS method:

TV
Alcohol
Nap
Ice Cream Sundae.

Repeat as needed.

Good luck!

[Midlodemocrat]

35. I recommend amputation. Sorry. The ankle can't be saved.

[JVS]

38. Elevation and Ice

[Pierre.Suave]

39. Ice, elevation, and aspirin.

Unlesss any other medical problems or allergies prohibit the use of any of those three things.

:rofl:

[taterguy]

41. If I told you it wouldn't be a secret anymore

:eyes:

[GalleryGod]

43. Outside the box, Left Field Advice that has worked for me the last 5 bad sprains.

And I've got old-guy former linebacker and outfielder ankles.

Believe it or not...see a chiropractor !
The fastest way for swelling to go down for me was to have my chiro "adjust" the ankle back to it's normal position. I guarantee you it is "out" of alignment.
It's a method the 49ers and (World Champion!) N.Y. Giants have been using for the past 4 seasons.

FWIW.

[LynneSin]

45. well my whole body needs it - planning on going back to mine next week

ugh!

[GalleryGod]

47. Lynne! My brother, Alexlee, is new to DU I told him you are the person to chat with

when it comes to DU Meet-ups!
He's making the trek from L.A. to the Inauguration and needs some advice on rooms meet-ups etc.

Look for "Alexlee"

Thanks,Lynne!

[SoxFan]

44. The tried and true approach

[Burma Jones]

46. indomethacin

Ice and elevation work too, but indomethacin is a very nice anti-inflammatory...You do have to have a prescription though.

[old mark]

48. Cold pack. Feels terrible, takes swelling down.

Keep it elevated, keep off it.

Good luck.

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