jumped and landed awkwardly - now have pain on the outside of the foot
by E
I jumped and landed awkardly on the outside of my right foot. Most of my weight came down on it. Initially I thought I mildly sprained my ankle but then realized there was no swelling whatsoever and my ankle didn't hurt, the outside of my foot did. I can walk (slowly) and put weight on the foot (as long as I don't roll the foot towards the outside. If I keep my weight on the inside I don't notice much pain at all). The top and bottom of the outside of the foot ache at all times but it really doesn't hurt that much to just stand on the foot. There is a spot which is tender to the touch but not excruciating. My question is: can you break your foot and still have no swelling after 3 days? Can you sprain your foot and have no swelling? I have a little bit of bruising but not much. The pain just doesn't seem to be getting any better but I don't want to have to pay for Xrays unless I absolutely have to. Thanks! ANSWER Hi, Yes you can have a broken bone without much swelling. It may just be a small crack in one of the bones on the outside of your foot and so there is not much swelling. You may have also partially dislocated one of the bones on the outside of your foot. Unfortunately, there is no way to really tell what damage you did to yourself without having an x-ray. As a doctor I would tell you to have an x-ray, sooner rather than later because if there is a break of any kind, the more you walk on it without proper treatment, potentially the more damage you can do to it. If a fracture is not properly treated it can lead to permanent pain which I am sure is something you would like to avoid. It has been three days, but I have to tell you even the amount of time that has gone by does not give me an indication if there is a break or not. Go have an x-ray. Marc Mitnick DPM DISCLAIMER:
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