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What Does Pain In The Lower Leg Indicate?
My knee to my ankle hurts .It started yersterday I thought it just might be my RA But right above my ankle is really swollen and red and warm to touch and skin feels hard I had taken my pain meds for my RA it did not help. I have try heating pad also. I have not been sitting no prolong time I worked yesterday and today but it is really startinf to be painful.
Fri, 24 Nov 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
The cause of your difficulties may be neuropathy or ischemic issues. Neuropathic are seen in diabetics or injury of spine nerves.
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 presence of 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 medicines or by surgical and radiological procedures. ALso, you should have Aspirine 100 mg and have elastic stockings applied, and should avoid cold environment and long walks.
In most cases, it can be managed with medicines but sometimes surgery may be required in severe cases.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
The cause of your difficulties may be neuropathy or ischemic issues. Neuropathic are seen in diabetics or injury of spine nerves.
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 presence of 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 medicines or by surgical and radiological procedures. ALso, you should have Aspirine 100 mg and have elastic stockings applied, and should avoid cold environment and long walks.
In most cases, it can be managed with medicines but sometimes surgery may be required in severe cases.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
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