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My ankle is swollen and is going purple and it hurts to walk on it and when not walking on it what should i do? i can feel the pressure in my shoe

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Get imaging: You may have a bad ankle sprain, but you could have a small fracture, get an X ray.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/5/2019

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