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Sprain?

Sprain?

I fell off a bicycle a week ago and managed to hurt my left arm, wrist, shin and ankle quite badly.

I didn't see a doctor, as I thought it was just a strain. My arm was very sore and virtually immobile on the Sunday/Monday, but tuesday I was able to move it more freely.

It has been a week now and I'm finding it hard to twist my arm or apply any pressure on it (like opening a door or lifting anything heavy). The wrist is quite painful as is the part just before my elbow.

I never really noticed my ankle until a couple of days ago. The shin was quite sore when walking, but now a huge black bruise has just started showing on the ankle, and the swelling is quite bad, but I'm able to walk with relatively small amount of discomfort, apart from when it twists - pain is quite bad then.

Question is - should I see a doc about this? If it is just a sprain, and I've lived with it for this long, then surely it will be ok? I'm just worried that I've done more damage and could possibly be making it worse. Any suggestions?
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just see a doctor to make sure nothing is more serious then you think
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