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Suggest Medication For Swelling On The Left Calf Muscles

My husband started off with a sorw not on his right leg on his calf slow it started to swell and his leg is swollen from the calf down to his foot after getting to shot and antibiotics and inflammation meds still no help just getting even bigger and starting to change in color please help...
Thu, 6 Mar 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement 's  Response
hi
thanks for writing to HCM
Your husband needs a color doppler,has it been done?does he smoke?
my advice would be do sumeg dressing,trypsin/chymotrypsin and continue the other medicine.i suspect based on your description cellulitis/Deep vein thrombosis.
take care and do share progress .
wish him good health
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Suggest Medication For Swelling On The Left Calf Muscles

hi thanks for writing to HCM Your husband needs a color doppler,has it been done?does he smoke? my advice would be do sumeg dressing,trypsin/chymotrypsin and continue the other medicine.i suspect based on your description cellulitis/Deep vein thrombosis. take care and do share progress . wish him good health