Ankle Damage?!?!?!?!

OK playing rugby today, i was taken to the ground, and a big guy fell on my leg. It pushed my knee into the ground, and my ankle the complete opposite way. I braced myself for it to break, But it didnt, it only made this strange sound, which was a strange ripping/crunching, which felt like a bubbling somewhere in my ankle.

Anyway....I got home, done all the R.I.C.E things, and there is a swollen lump on the side of my ankle, that has completely covered that little lump on the side of the ankle, and it seems to be getting harder to walk on.

Do you think i should visit the hospital, I hate going when i really dont need too, so im hoping i can just keep icing and hope it goes down, but the ice doesnt seem to be working at the moment!!!
 
Deffinatly dont walk on it!!!!

Keep RICEing untill the swelling goes down and dont walk on it. bandage t up nice and tight in a way that restricts movements as much as poss. if it still hurts in a couple of days when the swelling goes down then get it X-rayed.
 
You have an inverted sprain. Get some X-Rays to rule out fracture and to give the doctor an idea of ligament damage. If yuo r ankle looks like mine did 8 months ago....you need to see a doctor.
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Yea minwe was swollen around the outside. College sent me to hospital yesterday morning, and aparently ive got 3 stretched ligaments???? And twisted my knee aswell, no fractures luckily :)
 
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