swelling in my ankle and toes

before the cast was put on.

I had surgery on 5/11/10. I broke my tibia and fibula had to have orif to fix it. I keep my foot elevated but I have sat and tried to cook dinner, I DO NOT stand or put pressure on it. my toes turn a dark color, blue/purple and it throbs. Is this normal and I doing too much too soon. I have a hard cast on right until I go back to the dr on 6/17/10.

Hi,
If you have any concerns you should always ask your surgeon as he or she is responsible for your care, but just looking at the picture, the bruising and swelling that I see do not look out of the ordinary.
If you are having any pain in the calf area, I would suggest you make your doctor aware of that as well.
Marc Mitnick DPM