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I suffer from high blood pressure and bumped my ankle on s bench - no bruising a week ago. my ankle is very swollen and throbbing so ive been wearing an ankle guard. is this the right thing to do . must i go buy anti inflammatory tabs. thank you ?
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Swollen ankle: I would wonder why your ankle is so swollen by just having bumped it? Are you sure you did not sprain it? You want to get it evaluated especially if you cannot bear your body weight on it. Rest it, elevate it, put ice on it and the compression is fine.
Answered 10/22/2019
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