What Can I Do About Excruciating And Debilitating Leg Pain Radiating Between The Knee And Hip Along With Swelling Above The Ankle?

Posted on Sun, 13 May 2018

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Question : I have terrible leg pain that's a 100 on a scale of one to ten. It goes through the knee and into the hip. looks like swelling above the ankle.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please give additional information

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Since when is the pain present?
Does the movement of low back or knee or hip increase the pain?
Any known problem like sciatica, slipped disc in the lower back or so?
Any swelling of the knee and/or hip?
Any other information please.

Awaiting.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (26 minutes later)

pain present night and day. movement of leg and pressure on the right leg. Had history of slipped disc and sciatica but not now. no swelling in knee or hip just pain. I sometimes feel pain in back. also arthritis in foot.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Clinical evaluation and examination, investigations to get a cause

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
The most probable cause of such severe and referred pain is compressed nerve at lumbar spine.
Knee and/or hip arthritis needs to be ruled out.

Please get fresh MRI of the lumbar spine and X-rays or MRI of hip and knee joints or as advised by your Orthopedic Surgeon or Neurosurgeon on clinical examination.
Take rest.
Take painkillers.

The reports will guide the further management.

Take care.
I hope this answers your query.
With Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar