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What Can Be The Reason For Swelling In The Legs?
I rolled a go kart and the role cage hit my shin. It is not broken I have been able to walk on it for more than a week. But the spot on my shin where it got hit is still swollen it has been 11 days since the accident. I iced it right afterwards and the next day. Took about 1200 mg of ibuprofen the three days after that. It does not hurt to walk on at all. Slight pain when pressure is applied. Also soaked my leg up to the knee in warm water and Epson salt that lowered the swelling a little. Is it possible that there is some sort of infection under the skin and this is why my leg is still swollen? Or should I just keep taking more ibuprofen in a hight dosage?
Wed, 23 Mar 2016
I feel you get checked with the Orthopedic specialist and get an x-ray done. he might put you on some medicines or may be a tetanus injection. post that little physical therapy and you should be fine.
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