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Suggest Treatment For Edma And Pain In Leg After Hip And Knee Replacement
Question: history: Quad heart bypass aug 08 / L hip replaced mar 2012/ R knee replaced XXXXXXX 2013. symptoms: left foot turning purple/edema/hard to twist/ R foot same to a lesser degree. L foot hurts doing ankle pumps and walking. Is there anything i should be taking to lesson the rotting of my feet? meds: I take 30mgs crestor/80mg aspirin/25mgslosartan/12.5mgshydrochlorothiazide/all taken daily. diet: low fat, no salt,lots of vegges and fruits. Hobbies: Make and play fiddles, guarding, hiking has slowed down a lot but i still enjoy the woods, I am 76 and know the veins in my legs are loosing some ability to send blood back up. I help them out by elevating and exercise. thanks for any help. XXXX
Brief Answer:
Please, get your arterie evaluated!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about what you have been experiencing with your legs and the different health conditions you battle with daily. From the information you have provided and considering your past history of quad heart bypass, I have reasons to suspect that the arteries that supply blood to the limbs could also be compromised. This will result in symptoms of insufficient blood supply like pains during exercise, color changes, cramps, etc.
For this, you would need too get a Doppler ultrasound of the lower limbs. It will look at the pressure differences and tell whether the circulation is compromised or not. Depending on the findings, a personalized management plan would be proposed to you.
In all, I will like to see the blood vessels of your limbs evaluated as this seems to be the cause of these symptoms. Talk to your doctors and hear what they say. Further diagnostic and treatment decisions would be made depending on the various findings..
I hope this helps. i wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Please, get your arterie evaluated!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about what you have been experiencing with your legs and the different health conditions you battle with daily. From the information you have provided and considering your past history of quad heart bypass, I have reasons to suspect that the arteries that supply blood to the limbs could also be compromised. This will result in symptoms of insufficient blood supply like pains during exercise, color changes, cramps, etc.
For this, you would need too get a Doppler ultrasound of the lower limbs. It will look at the pressure differences and tell whether the circulation is compromised or not. Depending on the findings, a personalized management plan would be proposed to you.
In all, I will like to see the blood vessels of your limbs evaluated as this seems to be the cause of these symptoms. Talk to your doctors and hear what they say. Further diagnostic and treatment decisions would be made depending on the various findings..
I hope this helps. i wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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