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Are Swelling In Foot And Ankle A Cause For Concern?
My left foot and ankle are swollen and I m wondering if I should be concerned. It s not painful. I guess I m concerned about a blood clot. About a week ago my toe felt like there was something under it, but there wasn t and then my whole foot started to swell, so I m not sure what s going on.
Thu, 31 Mar 2016
hi,
thanks for providing the brief history of you.
since you mentioned you have swollen ankle and feet , first need to understand what is your age?
secondly suspecting a clot in the veins if you have such thought in mind than you can meet up a vascular surgeon and undergo a Doppler test for finding if any is present. If there is a clot the vascular surgeon will help you for the same.
for time being before coming to any conclusion you can try this conservative treatment of dipping the feet and ankle in hot water and then keeping it elevated over a pillow to allow the metabolic waste to drain out. and perform some simple ankle toe movements and straight leg raise while lying down. it will help to reduce swelling as well.
if you are obese than you need to look for reducing the weight. On the other hand, specialist are always there outside close to you to diagnose and help you with your medical illness. Do not get self diagnosed or self medicated and later take a tension of the same.
with the grace of God I wish you a speedy recovery
thanks for providing the brief history of you.
since you mentioned you have swollen ankle and feet , first need to understand what is your age?
secondly suspecting a clot in the veins if you have such thought in mind than you can meet up a vascular surgeon and undergo a Doppler test for finding if any is present. If there is a clot the vascular surgeon will help you for the same.
for time being before coming to any conclusion you can try this conservative treatment of dipping the feet and ankle in hot water and then keeping it elevated over a pillow to allow the metabolic waste to drain out. and perform some simple ankle toe movements and straight leg raise while lying down. it will help to reduce swelling as well.
if you are obese than you need to look for reducing the weight. On the other hand, specialist are always there outside close to you to diagnose and help you with your medical illness. Do not get self diagnosed or self medicated and later take a tension of the same.
with the grace of God I wish you a speedy recovery
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