I hit my foot on a rocking chair march 15, and I hit it again on the same woodin rockin chair. A child sat in it and it crushed my feet. I have a dark puple blue lump on the right side of my feet. I have soaked it in Epson salt, elevated it and put ice on it. I have been to my doctor and my ankles and right leg is swelling, but the swelling is going up and down. but it has a trobbing pain to it. What should I do. The ermergency room doctors are telling me to do the same thing which is what I have already done. I think the swelling should be down. But my ankles on both sides of the right are swollen.
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint it seems that you have a repeated traumatic injury to the foot that has led to inflammation of the soft tissues and along with it there seems to be rupture to small blood vessels and accumulation of the spilled blood from the blood vessels into the soft tissues leading to bruising and hematoma formation. There is also accumulation of inflammatory fluid, and it is leading to swelling of ankles. As you are able to put weight on the feet there does not seem to be any bony fracture but only soft tissue injury. I would suggest you to continue doing cool compresses and also elevate your feet. Take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen. Apply analgesic ointment and put ankle strap or brace over it. You can also tie a crape bandage. Avoid excessive stress to your feet and walk less. In case of no resolution consult a Podiatrist and get evaluated, and he can do an x-ray to confirm the cause and treat accordingly. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor. 