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What Causes Pain In Feet, Ankles And Right Knee While On Pacemaker?

Posted on Mon, 18 Jul 2016

Question: I have pain in my feet, ankles, and to right below my knee. It started at night while at rest but now occurs all day"feels like I have been on my feet for hours although that is not the case. It is a throbbing uncomfortable feeling rather than pain, feel feel cold but are not cold to the touch and area is not swollen. I have a pacemaker (3yrs) , controlled high BP for many years and a kidney issue involving an elevated creatinine level. Both conditions are mo into red by the appropriate specialist.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to weak bones or edema

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. Pain in feet with swelling can be due to kidney problems or edema. I have following suggestions for you.
1.Get your serum B12 and vitamin D 3 level.
2.Get your urea and creatinine level.
These tests will tell us if their is any weakness in your body. There are certain medication like cholesterol lowering drugs which can cause such problems. So you need to see your drugs also. Till then you can do these things.
1.Tramadol can help in some pain. It is safe for you. You can take NSAID due to kidney issue.
2.Hot water fomentation.
3.Volini gel local application
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

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