Hello, My Name Is XXXXXXX ,im 39yrs Old And Ever

Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Question: Hello,
My name is XXXXXXX ,im 39yrs old and ever since, the beginning of the year, my ankles (both) have been in tremendous pain! And im not able to apply pressurenor walk pain is at the scale from 1-10 i would say 10. I've taken ibprophen 600 milgrams, Vicodin and even some gout cream . Can anyone help me or direct me?, its been getting worse.

Thank you

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can consult a rheumatologist.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service. I read your query and here is my advice.

There are different conditions and diseases that cause the pain in ankels such osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis gout or injuries etc.
You should do an xray of the joints, do a total blood count, blood chemistry and visit a rheumatologist to determine the exact cause or disease of pain.

Also you can use advil or acetaminophen for pain and keep limbs elevated.

Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng