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Suggest Treatment For Swelling And Bruising In The Feet
I am experiencing excessive swelling and bruising in my feet. They are tender to the touch and they constantly hurt. I have been under a lot of stress in the last week and have had minimal sleep. I suspect that may be it, however, the symptoms occurred suddenly last night and they are persisting today. Any insight would be appreciated since my doctor s office will not be open again until Tuesday.
This may be caused by three things. Neuropathy or ischemic changes in legs or cellulitis. Cellulitis which is inflammation of subcutaneous tissues and may develop into diabetic foot with redness or pain in legs.
Neuropathy may also be caused by diabetes but also other metabolic causes may be present or injury of the spine. It is presented with burning pain without skin changes.
Last, ischemic changes happen due to poor circulation in legs.
If this is not your case then these symptoms are indicating circulatory problems in legs which are common in this age and there may be present atherosclerosis that obstructs blood vessels and causes pain and blisters to form.
You should do Doppler ultrasound of the leg or CT angiography to rule out such obstructive changes and then it can be treated properly by medications or by surgical and radiological procedures.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling And Bruising In The Feet
Hi, This may be caused by three things. Neuropathy or ischemic changes in legs or cellulitis. Cellulitis which is inflammation of subcutaneous tissues and may develop into diabetic foot with redness or pain in legs. Neuropathy may also be caused by diabetes but also other metabolic causes may be present or injury of the spine. It is presented with burning pain without skin changes. Last, ischemic changes happen due to poor circulation in legs. If this is not your case then these symptoms are indicating circulatory problems in legs which are common in this age and there may be present atherosclerosis that obstructs blood vessels and causes pain and blisters to form. You should do Doppler ultrasound of the leg or CT angiography to rule out such obstructive changes and then it can be treated properly by medications or by surgical and radiological procedures. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon