I had a fall down stone steps. Don t know how I didn t break something but I didn t. Didn t have it checked though. A very large and painful bruise and lump appeared and it was very painful. That was 3 and half weeks ago and the lump is still there, painful and my ankle and foot is still swollen. Have just come back from a long haul flight so expected my feet to swell anyway but the injured leg/foot is still swollen. Should I have it checked or will it go away on its own
Hi, Thanks for your query. An initial X-ray of the injured part is mandatory to rule out any bony injury (fracture). If the X-ray is negative for a fracture, then the other possibility is soft tissue injury either to the ligaments, tendons etc. Knot might be due to haematomaformation(collection of blood).you can take anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care