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Swelling, Pain In Ankle, Dark Spots On Feet. Hypertensive. On Medicines. Solution?

Hello.My mother is suffering from ankle pain.Ankles get swollen and painful while walking an standing.Dark spots are also present on her feet and lower leg.My mother is 50 plus and Hypertensive also and she has been taking anti hypertensive medicines for many years.Kindly suggest some thing that relief her pain.Thankyou,
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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hi.i have gone through problems of your mother.

you have not mentioned about her blood sugar level and what kind of antihypertensive she is taking.
amlodipine kind of drug may cause ankle oedema.

it may be from hyperuricimia.as her ankles are swollen and painful,an inflammatory arthritis may occur.is there only ankle pain or other joints are also involved?

dark spots on feet,lower leg may occur from diabetes or venous stasis locally.these spots may occur also normally in old age.

so you inform me about her drug type and do some blood tests like hemoglobin,tc,dc,esr,urea,creatinine,uric acid,blood sugar,lipid profile.

inform me whether there is any venous engorgment in lower limb or not?,give hot application and

if ankle pain is intense give hot application and give her paracetamol kind of drugs.

do these tests and amswer my previous questions.inform me in need.

good bye.

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Swelling, Pain In Ankle, Dark Spots On Feet. Hypertensive. On Medicines. Solution?

hi.i have gone through problems of your mother. you have not mentioned about her blood sugar level and what kind of antihypertensive she is taking. amlodipine kind of drug may cause ankle oedema. it may be from hyperuricimia.as her ankles are swollen and painful,an inflammatory arthritis may occur.is there only ankle pain or other joints are also involved? dark spots on feet,lower leg may occur from diabetes or venous stasis locally.these spots may occur also normally in old age. so you inform me about her drug type and do some blood tests like hemoglobin,tc,dc,esr,urea,creatinine,uric acid,blood sugar,lipid profile. inform me whether there is any venous engorgment in lower limb or not?,give hot application and if ankle pain is intense give hot application and give her paracetamol kind of drugs. do these tests and amswer my previous questions.inform me in need. good bye.