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[|Human|] i sprained my ankle about 5 days ago. i went to emergency the day i did it as i couldn t put any weight on it. after an xray determined i had no fractures, I ve been on crutches for a few days slowly putting more weight through my foot, doing exercises and wearing the compression bandage that were given to me. before i sprained it, my extremities had been cold after extreme weight loss, but now the foot in question is very cold and has minimal swelling. any ideas? should i go to my gp to have it looked at again?
[|AI|]  Dear patient., What keeps our body and extremities warm is the blood flow inside the vessels which is partly controlled by nerves. By that logic it seems you could have 1 of 2 conditions1) Vascular damage: Get an arterial/venous Doppler and USG to confirm2) Nerve damage: Rare as you can still walk and since u haven't mentioned it I'm assuming that the sensation in your foot is still intact. Yet a simple sensory and motor examination will rule it thence to answer your question definitively u should go to your GP and do discuss the above-mentioned things. All the best to you