Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Foot After Angioplasty

Posted on Sat, 18 Mar 2017

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Question : I recentky had angioplasty in my leg and now my foot has intense pain, went back to my doctor and now he says it is gout, foot has been very swollen.

Answered by Dr. Mahaveer Patil (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be gout

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting the question.
I have gone through your medical history in detail.

Intense pain after angioplasty is not common though not impossible.
But if the foot is swollen and red and painful,uric acid may be raised leading to gout.

Get the serum uric acid checked.
Start on colchicine / allopurinol if the test is positive.

Keep the leg elevated over a pillow.
Cold ice packs will help.
Do not apply heat as this may aggravate problems.

I hope the answer was useful.

Feel free to ask me any follow up queries that you may have.

Thank you.
Kind regards.

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