Hi, my mother in law had an accident. her ankle bone is broken, but not completely. still she needs a surgery. but her feet is swollen and its almost 8 days since the accident.what should be done?

See below : She needs to elevate her feet & use a compression wrap. She needs to contact her doctor & explain the problem.

Needs to see the doc: It may take some time for swelling to subside following an injury. If it was properly examined and the doc decided that surgery was not needed, there should have been treatment measures rendered that included immobilization to avoid re-injury. Call the doc that you saw and inform them of this. It is also important that your mother-in-law be compliant and allow the ankle to heal by resting.

Not unusual: Ice and staying off the foot and elevating can help.