sprain?

slipped at work today(9.30am) and hurt the side of my foot. It was ok till later in the afternoon (3ish). Now it is really sore and i can hardly put my foot down to walk. Is this a sprain or should I go and have x ray? don't want to waste anyones time :(
17:32 Fri 01st Jun 2012
 
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It's always wise to go to A & E to get it checked out. You are not wasting anyone's time, that is what they are there for. I would go sooner rather than later or A & E will get busy!
It is often difficult to diagnose whether a sprain or a fracture, so I would agree that you ought to go to A&E for xray. Dependant on result, the treatment for a sprain is Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Hope everything is okay.
I hope you put it in the accident book at work, condor - you should have...
"The side of your foot?" which side? Inside or outside?
Did you slip and twist the foot
s there any swelling or bruising?
Sounds like when I tore the tendons in my ankle. I walked on it for a few hours after the accident then was in agony with a very swollen ankle and bruising up most of my calf. I ended up with the ankle strapped and on crutches for 3 weeks with absolutely no weight bearing allowed.
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thanks for all the answers. Well I did do the RICE and to my delight it was alot better the next morning. Sorry for the late reply:/
Good result then. Glad nothing more serious.

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