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Is A Swollen Ankle Along With Visible Veins Indicate A Blood Clot?

About a week ago I woke up an I could barely walk I haven't done anything to my foot to hurt it but it felt like my angle was cracked or something and as the day went by my ankle started getting red,hot,an swollen w alot of pain an now that a few days have passed it's no longer swollen red or hot it still hurts an I can't let my leg hang down or it feels like carrying a weight an still hurts to walk an now I see a vein that is really fat am painful rt above my angle bone so my question is could this be a blood clot and should I go to Rt an have it checked out?Thank u April

Fri, 5 Jan 2018
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Dear sir /madam
I would like to examine your ankle first, and would suggest you to meet clinician,


It is difficult to come to diagnosis based on your description,

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Is A Swollen Ankle Along With Visible Veins Indicate A Blood Clot?

Dear sir /madam I would like to examine your ankle first, and would suggest you to meet clinician, It is difficult to come to diagnosis based on your description,