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A member asked:

I went to the hospital for ankle pain. they said i just bruised it but its gotten a lot bigger and blacker but i can still walk on it. help?

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Need follow-up.: The doctor at the hospital isn’t necessarily wrong, but given your symptoms have progressed you need a follow-up visit with your primary doctor and/or an Orthopedic doctor (there are those that specialize in ankle). As your symptoms have progressed, testing may be indicated to see if this represents more than just a bruise.

Answered 1/19/2018

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