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Suggest Treatment For Swelling Over The Legs

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Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2015
Question: Both my legs have been swollen for over a month. Upon waking they are fine - at night they itch a lot, especially the ankles and feet. Saw a dermatologist who recommended graduated compression stockings and told me it is lack of exercise, especially in the calves. Haven't got the stockings yet. My age is 80 and I had 4-bypass surgery in Oct.2014 and left leg go infected after they harvested the veins from it.
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Answered by Dr. Hardik Sanghvi (26 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You should go for investigation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You have swollen legs. It can be due to many reasons.
You should search the cause of swelling.
You should go for kidney function test, total protein level, liver function test. If you don't have any other causes of swelling then it can be due to lac of exercise.

Compression stocking is helpful to reduce the swelling. Elevation of legs and drugs like lasix can be used depending on cause.

Please send me your reports so that I can help you further.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling Over The Legs

Brief Answer: You should go for investigation. Detailed Answer: Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have swollen legs. It can be due to many reasons. You should search the cause of swelling. You should go for kidney function test, total protein level, liver function test. If you don't have any other causes of swelling then it can be due to lac of exercise. Compression stocking is helpful to reduce the swelling. Elevation of legs and drugs like lasix can be used depending on cause. Please send me your reports so that I can help you further. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.