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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On Ankles
Question: My dear friend is on excessive medicine and has had increased swelling in her legs, mainly
ankles and I believe it could be due to being over medicated. She has been told she has the
onset of Parkinson's and I will go to a support tomo night to listen to them. Do you have any
suggestions I can give her to help her deal with not being able to walk and difficulty in finding
shoes that it? Thanks you for your comments. XXXX.
ankles and I believe it could be due to being over medicated. She has been told she has the
onset of Parkinson's and I will go to a support tomo night to listen to them. Do you have any
suggestions I can give her to help her deal with not being able to walk and difficulty in finding
shoes that it? Thanks you for your comments. XXXX.
Brief Answer:
Provide additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX.
Welcome.
I have gone through your query and I do understand your concern.
I would like to know bit more information regarding your friend.
1. What medication she is taking and what for?
2. What medical history she has? Is she hypertensive, is she having any cardiac pathology? Any problem with her kidneys?
3. Is she a active person or she has sedentary lifestyle?
4. Is the swelling notes in both the legs or in one leg?
5. Is it associated with pain? Redness or any discoloration?
6. Is there any history of injury?
Kindly provide this information, I'll be c glad to help you out .
Take care.
Provide additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX.
Welcome.
I have gone through your query and I do understand your concern.
I would like to know bit more information regarding your friend.
1. What medication she is taking and what for?
2. What medical history she has? Is she hypertensive, is she having any cardiac pathology? Any problem with her kidneys?
3. Is she a active person or she has sedentary lifestyle?
4. Is the swelling notes in both the legs or in one leg?
5. Is it associated with pain? Redness or any discoloration?
6. Is there any history of injury?
Kindly provide this information, I'll be c glad to help you out .
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
Thank you Dr. Naik for your response. I will speak to my friend (her name is
XXXX) and ask what meds she is on.
2. no known cardiac pathology or problems with her kidneys.
3. she is rather active as expected for a women of 78...she is very social.
4.it involves both legs.
5. no known pain or redness/discoloration expect the fact that she can not
fit info shoes and has trouble walking.
6. no history of injury but she has fallen 2 x in the last few months even
using cane and/or wolker.
thankyou again for your speedy response. XXXX
XXXX) and ask what meds she is on.
2. no known cardiac pathology or problems with her kidneys.
3. she is rather active as expected for a women of 78...she is very social.
4.it involves both legs.
5. no known pain or redness/discoloration expect the fact that she can not
fit info shoes and has trouble walking.
6. no history of injury but she has fallen 2 x in the last few months even
using cane and/or wolker.
thankyou again for your speedy response. XXXX
Brief Answer:
Kindly ask your friend about the medication that she is taking and inform us
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome. Good to hear from you.
As you have mentioned she is on some medication, it indicates that she is suffering from some illness. Kindly ask her the medicines that is taking and also I would like to know since when she is having this problem. And if possible kindly upload the pictures of her leg.
Hope this helps.
Take care
Kindly ask your friend about the medication that she is taking and inform us
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome. Good to hear from you.
As you have mentioned she is on some medication, it indicates that she is suffering from some illness. Kindly ask her the medicines that is taking and also I would like to know since when she is having this problem. And if possible kindly upload the pictures of her leg.
Hope this helps.
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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