How long does it take?
My left leg has been hurting for quite a while now, stopping me from skateboarding or bmxing!
I've got a skateboard competion on the 3rd and a bmx competion on the 17th, of September.
How long will it take for my leg to heal?
It's already been 2 weeks, I don't think my legs broken but I still can't walk on it! I know my ankle is sprained but i don't know whats wrong with the rest! I take little pain-killers.
My question is, would my leg heal by the 3rd?
Did you see a doctor?
Does a paramedic count?
No.
A sprained ankle needs a lot of time to heal - otherwise it gets a lot worse. Keep it strapped up and withdraw from the events.
Try neurofen. I remember when I brusied my heel (a random, drunken adventure involving a large height and bare feet), I couldn't walk for like two weeks. I finally went to see the Doc, and he suggested neurofen. An hour after taking it I was running around fine, it just drops the inflammation and lets it heal properly, or something.
I'm not sure what Nurofen does for inflammation, but it's allegedly a pain reliever. I don't see what's good about killing the pain so you can beat up a sprained ankle or other sore body part and potentially damage it more.I don't think Nurofen is available in North America.
It does more than pain relief. I took paracetamol for my heel and it did nothing (they work in different ways I know), and the nurofen I took was no where near strong enough to completely numb my heel. It's a minor drug with a low dosage you can pick up in a supermarket.I recommend you at least try it, it won't do you any harm (unless you have an alergic reaction or something, which is unlikely). The only danger associated with it I know of is that frequent consumption over a long period of time will give you stomach ulcers. You'll only need it for a week or so though (if the first one does anything), so I wouldn't worry about it.
It's an anti-inflammatory so it does reduce the swelling. However with an ankle it's still essential that it be well rested.
Unless Nurofen has magical healing properties, it doesn't fix anything. In fact, inflammation serves a purpose in healing, or it wouldn't happen in the first place.If you have a damaged ligamenent (which is what a sprain is), you do not want to make yourself feel better so you can aggravate it further. No matter what you take, you need to rest and give it a chance to heal. Ligaments don't have great blood supplies, it takes a while.
This has to be the worst pain I've ever been in! I've spelt for 20 hours, and just barely woke up! My leg is fucking quivering! I tried to do my trick one more time, but I made my leg worse! I failed the trick and landed on my leg, i think i heard bone breaking! My ankle is really messed!! It wont heal! I'm fucking stupid I took alot of tylenol, I didn't feel like my ankle was spraied, when it wore off, I went in shock! Did I hurt my leg more? My ankle hurts like a bitch, I pulled something in my thigh and my knee cap is dislocated!Will this ever heal?? I wanna go the skate competition! I've practiced my move for the entire summer!I don't feel so good!
You've made things much worse by trying to do tricks. It will be much longer now until it's healed. You need to get x-rayed now and get a doctor to look at you. Forget about the skate competition, there's no way that can happen now.
I've tried out Neurofen, it worked wonders, wasn't exactly an hour but now i can stand on feet with out collapsing, I have little to no pain now. I'm still going to rely on rest though!
So, is my skateboarding career dead now? Will I ever get to be like Rodney Mullen? My Leg is now feeling much much better I'm going to try it again!
Purple! Get some proper medical advice. Just because you've killed the pain with medication doesn't mean it's all better. Far from it.
I'll go tommorow, I guess. If I get a cast, it's not going to be good!
I feel psychic. Actually, you could see this coming from a mile (1.6 Km) away.
