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Can We Ice A Painful Swollen Leg?
Uncle fell few days ago and bruised his lower right leg on outside it was a little swollen but today about 4 hrs ago he sad it started to be painful to the touch and hot not sure what to do. He is 72 and overweight and boarder line diabetic? Should we ice it and see if heat goes down or go to Er.
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
hi..
i guess u can do ice packages for 48 hours n see what happens
If symptoms aggravate. .get his sugar checked.
thanks
have a great day
i guess u can do ice packages for 48 hours n see what happens
If symptoms aggravate. .get his sugar checked.
thanks
have a great day
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