I fell on Christmas day getting out of shower and hit my shin very hard. Swelling and bruising appeared couple days later and it bruised down around my ankle and foot. It is numb on left side of shin and still swells, should I be worried and what could I have done? It s been a month and still swells down even to ankle.
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for the query. You should do X-rays to rule out some more serous injury such as fracture. But in most cases this is just ankle distortion, and you need to rest for 10-14 days, put some ice on it, take standard painkillers and keep your leg elevated. Wish you good health. Regards