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What Causes Numbness And Swelling On Leg Which Was Fractured?
i fractured my knee& ankle on the right side on nov.2nd.2013. I started physcial thearpy inend of dec.2013 I had 8 weeks of thearpy 2-3 times a week plus i would due them at home on days i didn t go. Aprox.2 months ago my left foot started going numb. I told my thearpist about this but she was only concerned with my right leg as that is what her orders were for. Now my left foot is almost a swelled as my right one.My feet will get either real hot or real cold,sometimes real red & they feel funny like things are in their moving around.My good knee also has an indention on the top toward the outside.What could be going on?i am stuck out of state plus my medical got cut off .I am really worried. Please answer a.s.a.p. Thank you so much. Cynthia. P.S. I have also been getting real cold inside.It s cold that blankets or turning heat up will not help, and then it will get real hot but usually i am always cold, My feet are so swelled that it is very hard to walk.I keep trying to do my exercises,i have missed aprox.5 days.I do not have a credit card.Will you plese let me know if i am in any danger?
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist, Ahmed Fawzy's Response
In my opinion you have to check 1-your lower lumber vertebra for possible spondylitis or disc 2-do a calf doplar to check for Vein thrombosis
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What Causes Numbness And Swelling On Leg Which Was Fractured?
In my opinion you have to check 1-your lower lumber vertebra for possible spondylitis or disc 2-do a calf doplar to check for Vein thrombosis Good Luck