I just had a hip replaced. I have a compression stocking on the opposite side to the operation and am getting swelling. Should I use compression on both legs? My surgeon did not say how long to wear it and whe...
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My leg is swollen and dark from cellulitis. I was given antibiotics and told to wear support stocks because I have a vascular problem, too. I need the right stocking for my leg. Can you help?
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I have bulging veins in my left foot and wore compression stockings that wrinkled around my ankle. Now the veins hurt and look worse. What should I do?
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I’m 6 weeks out of a leg cast after ORIF due to breaking my fibula above the ankle. I developed a DVT in my upper thigh during treatment. I’m on blood thinners now for a while (Rivaoxyban). My leg and foot ...
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Both my legs swell above the knee to my thighs. In the morning my legs feel normal. It looks wrinkley above the knee. The swelling starts in the afternoon. The most is in the evening. In the morning it looks no...
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At 40 I had twins by c-section. Both legs got enormously swollen hip to toe. MY OB said "eh, it happens." It self-resolved in about 2 weeks. 5 years later the same thing happened when I had another child. When ...
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Literally overnight I went from never having had a single problem with edema in my life to having what appears to be a chronic problem in both legs. I pushed myself hard trying to work on my bathroom 12 days ag...
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Had heart valve replacement last Dec. 2017 Retaining fluid change diet and fluid intake was doing better. Dr. was worried about swelling in legs, prescribed compression stockings. Now shortness of breath has ...
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I hurt my knee badly. When I went to the doctor he prescribed me pain killers and a knee brace. The swelling was really bad and didn't change a week later, although he assured me I'd be fine in five days. A sec...
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I had a venous doppler test done to rule out a blood clot. No clot was found and showed normal venous flow. However, I still have severe swelling in my ankles and legs along with discoloration and pain. It hurt...
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Surgery for removal and then a skin graft repair, other than being very sore my leg is now fairly swollen, should I remove the stocking? Appreciate your answer. I will see the surgeons and nurses on Tuesday.
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Two years ago I went to bed with a slight back ache, woke up several hours later with excruciating pain in low back and left leg, cramping and swelling in left leg and foot. The left leg and foot became extreme...
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