My daughter is on several medications for her mental health condition. She has gained weight recently due to this I believe. She was walking about 3 blocks to a house to attend a dinner when her right foot near her toes suddenly started to hurt. It became swollen and still is. Could this be a broken bone as she was diagnosed years ago with osteoporosis when she tripped and broke her right arm just above the wrist.
Hi, thanks for visiting Chat Doctor if your daughter was diagnosed with osteoporosis, hopefully she must have been on treatment for this. A person with osteoporosis can have a broken bone with trivial trauma, but you have not mentioned history of any kind of injury please do the following:1. Apply ice packs 4-5 times a day2. Give rest to the affected part.3. Avoid walking, if necessary, walk on heel and don't put pressure on toes4. Keep leg elevated. While sitting keep it on a table, chair or stool. While sleeping keep it elevated on a pillow5. Use mild anti-inflammatory like naproxen or ibuprofen.it should resolve in 4-5 days. Wish you a speedy recovery thank you