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What Causes Pain And Swelling In The Leg After An Injury?

about a week ago I was helping my boyfriend clean up his burnt down house and got a small cut on my right lower leg. It was very small and from what I could tell healed up fine. I ignored it and continued on with my day. Over the next few days my leg started hurting quite Badley to the point where I could barley walk on it at times. I had an apt with my gynecologist for annual exam about a week or so after all this started. She looked at my leg and said she could see swelling and advised me to have it looked at by my primary dr promptly. That evening my primary saw me and gave me a tetanus shot and a t dap booster shot, a Rx for diclofenac sodium, and an antibiotic. Well here I am going on my 4th day with antibiotics and I am noticing the pain is returning to my right lower leg. Should. Be concerned?
posted on Thu, 3 Aug 2017
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Dear,
Sorry to know about your agony.
You had sustained injury and that was neglected,it is not good to ignore any sort of injury.
Currently you are under management of your local doctor so he is your best guide for your trouble, because he monitors you closely and only he can advice you right thing at right time.

You cannot rely on online help for such a situation because these sort of things needs examination also and only history cannot resolve such a case.


You could now be assured that you have been sparred from tetani and as you are on antibiotics so there are lesser chances of septicemia.

Now what you need to do is to follow instructions of local doctor and continue his treatment,but if you do not see any sort of improvement within maximum 72 hrs then you may approach higher centre for further management.


Deal with this situation very patiently ,you will surely get rid off it.



Hope this gives you some relief.


Thanks
Dr Jignesh Parmar
Consultant Homoeopath
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What Causes Pain And Swelling In The Leg After An Injury?

Dear, Sorry to know about your agony. You had sustained injury and that was neglected,it is not good to ignore any sort of injury. Currently you are under management of your local doctor so he is your best guide for your trouble, because he monitors you closely and only he can advice you right thing at right time. You cannot rely on online help for such a situation because these sort of things needs examination also and only history cannot resolve such a case. You could now be assured that you have been sparred from tetani and as you are on antibiotics so there are lesser chances of septicemia. Now what you need to do is to follow instructions of local doctor and continue his treatment,but if you do not see any sort of improvement within maximum 72 hrs then you may approach higher centre for further management. Deal with this situation very patiently ,you will surely get rid off it. Hope this gives you some relief. Thanks Dr Jignesh Parmar Consultant Homoeopath