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What Causes Chronic Swelling In Legs And Feet?

I have chronic swelling in my legs and feet. So swollen, the skin is too tight and causes pain to walk. You would think i had broken my ankle, which you can t see for the swelling. Can you please help me with ideas. My kidneys are great and am not storing fluid. I do have Hep C from a violent partner 21 years ago and now have early stages of scerosis. Hope that helps. I also had lymphodaemia when i was 15 years old in my left arm. I hope you can help. Sheils Smith YYYY@YYYY 14 November 2011

posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014

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Keep me posted

Cardiologist, Dr. Ilir Sharka's Response

Hello,

Your symptoms could be related to chronic vein insufficiency. For this reason, I would recommend performing a Doppler ultrasound of the leg vessels. It is also necessary performing a cardiac ultrasound and liver function tests. You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka

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What Causes Chronic Swelling In Legs And Feet?

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