I landed flat on my foot on a sidewalk very hard and had a bruise that covered the middle of the arch on the bottom of my foot and had very bad pain in my heel, the pain is getting better. The bruise is gone as well but my foot and ankle are still swollen and my foot is hot to the touch after I walk on it. It's been 2 weeks... Is this normal?
It can take a while for your body to heal & repair itself, depending upon the severity of the injury. Without examining you and possibly reviewing xrays, there's not much I can offer you except to suggest that you go see your family doc. Theoretically, the swelling should be going away although if it's a bad sprain and you keep walking on it, you're not giving yourself enough time to heal - thus it stays swollen. I'm not so sure about the "hot to the touch" though as I'm worried about a possible infection. Like I said, best to go see your family doc. Good luck!
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I landed flat on my foot on a sidewalk very hard and had a bruise that covered the middle of the arch on the bottom of my foot and had very bad pain in my heel, the pain is getting better. The bruise is gone as well but my foot and ankle are still swollen and my foot is hot to the touch after I walk on it. It's been 2 weeks... Is this normal?