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Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain And Swelling After An Injury

Hello, I`m a sixty-one year old caucasion female. about 3 weeks ago I tripped and landed hard on my left side. my knee hurt the worst, but, I could stand and walk okay. for the couple of days I wore a brace , but when I took it off I noticed that my knee was swollen on the outside of my kneecap. The brace started to feel really tight and uncomfortable so I switched to ace bandages. This afternoon I noticed a cold feeling in my foot and when I took my slipper off my foot was swollen up and it felt like it would burst. I have been staying off of it as much as possible, used a ice pack, but nothing has changed. What kind of doctor should I see? do I need to go to the E.R?
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You can do physiotherapy which is helpful for you.
You can take Tramadol and paracetamol combination 2 times a day for five days take Omeprazole twice a day for five days.
You can apply hot water bag on affected site apply Diclofenac spray at pain site 2-3 times in a day.

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Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain And Swelling After An Injury

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You can do physiotherapy which is helpful for you. You can take Tramadol and paracetamol combination 2 times a day for five days take Omeprazole twice a day for five days. You can apply hot water bag on affected site apply Diclofenac spray at pain site 2-3 times in a day. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.