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Can A Vein Damage In Surgery Cause Swelling And Itching In Ankle?
I had ingual hernia and hysterectomy sugery performed laproscopically in August. Soon after my left ankle began to swell and itch. This is the same side that the hernia was on. Now my right leg and ankle are breaking out and itching. A scan was performed to check for blood clots in the groin area which came back clear. A cream has been prescribed which gives some relief. Could a vein have been damaged during the surgery? Is this a permanent situation?
Mon, 6 Apr 2020
Hello,
It looks from your details that you are worried about post surgery swelling at ankle. In routine surgeries some time this happen. To me it looks to be sluggish flow in vein due to inactivity or inability to do exercises. Some time this happen with person who are obese, who are diabetic or not following post surgery instructions properly. There may also be thrombosis of vein. It does not looks to be damage of vein.
At present most probably they have given you an anti thrombotic agent to prevent further formation of clot in vein and to resolve already formed clot. You should also do exercises as advised by your Doctor. This is not a permanent condition and will resolve with time.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopaedic Surgeon
It looks from your details that you are worried about post surgery swelling at ankle. In routine surgeries some time this happen. To me it looks to be sluggish flow in vein due to inactivity or inability to do exercises. Some time this happen with person who are obese, who are diabetic or not following post surgery instructions properly. There may also be thrombosis of vein. It does not looks to be damage of vein.
At present most probably they have given you an anti thrombotic agent to prevent further formation of clot in vein and to resolve already formed clot. You should also do exercises as advised by your Doctor. This is not a permanent condition and will resolve with time.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopaedic Surgeon
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