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What Causes Sudden Swelling In Legs And Ankles?

Hello. I am very worried about my father. He entered in my room about 3:25AM and informed me of swelling in his legs and ankles, with no feeling and no pain. I went down stairs to take a look at what he had been taking. I know that my Dad takes large doses of codeines (30gx6.Day) because he has three damaged disks in his back. But he has recently been prescribed what is called Naproxen, for a blood clotting in his knee. I decided to look up some of the side effects and I came across “swelling of knee and ankles”. It seemed rather accurate so I began to worry. I suggested that my dad called a doctor or an emergency line because I thought it would be some sort of clot. I do not know what to do, I need you to tell me from this what you think it is and if I should wake him up and contact an ambulance.
Mon, 18 May 2015
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Dear Sir/Madam
I have gone through your query and read your symptoms.
In my opinion, if its unilateral and sudden the chances of vascular clots are high and in such cases immediate medical management should ve started to prevent the clot for moving to other place and causing life threatening symptoms.
I hope that answers your query. If you want any more clarification, contact me back.
Thanks
Dr Narender Saini
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What Causes Sudden Swelling In Legs And Ankles?

Dear Sir/Madam I have gone through your query and read your symptoms. In my opinion, if its unilateral and sudden the chances of vascular clots are high and in such cases immediate medical management should ve started to prevent the clot for moving to other place and causing life threatening symptoms. I hope that answers your query. If you want any more clarification, contact me back. Thanks Dr Narender Saini