I really hope and pray I haven't pulled a muscle or something is slightly out of place... my leg hurts to walk on it. It's been like that since Friday when I fell at church camp. The pain is like a 4 or 5, so it's not excruciating, but I can tell it's there and it's not the most pleasant to walk on. I'm gonna keep off of it for the most part. I'm gonna wait a week or two. If it doesn't get better or worsens within the next week or two...UGH as much as I hate the medical world, I'll consider going to like Urgent Care, since it'd be non-emergency.
Please please please pray this is no more than a situation where I just need to keep off my feet for a while or maybe even need to simply walk it off. Though it's probably not the latter.
if there's any swelling, i'd be more quick to get it checked out.
also, if you heard an audible noise when you fell, i'd also be inclined to check it out.
if it's associated with a joint, and worse on one side, i.e. inside of your knee when extending it, i'd be inclined to get it checked out.
make sure you can move through the whole range of motion. for your leg and joints. pay attention to local vs. general pain. local is, for me, usually more foreboding. such as injury vs. bad bruise. bad bruises are general pain, usually. snapping/ripping a tendon/muscle/ligament feels like i could be more local and specific.
even though you're four days out, i'd still keep ice on it to reduce inflammation. and since you like natural stuff, look into arnica montana. if you seldom use it, i find it to be helpful in those kind of things.
also maybe dmso (though i don't personally use it) some swear by it. it's popular at the vet clinic too.
and in my limited experience, soft tissue injuries are much, much worse. *hugs for evs*
oh, and pound the water. your body produces lots of stuff/byproducts that exacerbates pain, and water will definitely help.