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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Legs

Hi I am super concerned with the lymph node area for my leg/feet? Right beside the crease of my thigh and the plain area where pubs grow, I think its call the mons? Well, its been swollen up for about two weeks. I went to an Urgent Care to have them check me but they gave me antibiotics and said if it don t fix it go to my actual doctor. My symptoms scare me. It hurts no matter what I do. The swelling is horrible, it looks like I have a bulge and I don t like that. The top skin layers are numbish and I ve been told by another online doctor its an infection, they didn t see it and I didn t describe it well, but I don t feel like that what it is. If it wasn t swollen it would look totally normal. The skin I mean. There s a hard knot inside it, not like a zit, but like a huge, oval shaped ball. The swelling stretches from just above my vaginal lips to the lower part of my hip bone. It was going down, but when I came home it was swollen huge, worse than before. So I decided to soak in a plain, lukewarm bath. When I got in, it hurt, not the swollen part, but the area around my vaginal opening, like there are cuts all over it, but I couldn t see anything. Also, I ve a cottage cheese like discharge with no odor and I ve began to have periods of time where it is unbearably itchy. The discharge started after I started taking the anti biotics though. What should I do? Also I think I m pregnant. My period has been almost two weeks late, when I came home I had a little blood, but not like I usually do when I start, I m a very heavy bleeder too. I put on a pad and fell asleep, when I woke up a few hours later(about4-5ish hours) I used the bathroom and there still wasn t much blood on the pad, I m curious if this is spotting or not and since I m a heavy bleeder could that affect the amount of blood I am spotting?
Mon, 30 Mar 2020
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Hello,

As per my surgical experience, the swelling in the legs with lymph nodes in the groin area indicate possible bacterial infection. The associated delay of menses is also in concern with the underlying inflammatory process rather than any heavy bleeder issue threat. Guidelines at present:
- Foot end elevation for swelling legs
- Ice packing of inguinal region
- Avoid strenuous activities to put additional strain on pelvis
- Avoid sexual intercourse if active to avoid unnecessary sexually transmitted infection
- Get prescription of further antibiotics for current problem

Discuss the need of relevant investigations as complete blood counts and soft tissue sonogram of the swelling for further management accordingly.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Legs

Hello, As per my surgical experience, the swelling in the legs with lymph nodes in the groin area indicate possible bacterial infection. The associated delay of menses is also in concern with the underlying inflammatory process rather than any heavy bleeder issue threat. Guidelines at present: - Foot end elevation for swelling legs - Ice packing of inguinal region - Avoid strenuous activities to put additional strain on pelvis - Avoid sexual intercourse if active to avoid unnecessary sexually transmitted infection - Get prescription of further antibiotics for current problem Discuss the need of relevant investigations as complete blood counts and soft tissue sonogram of the swelling for further management accordingly. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon