swelling after injury
Turned my ankle in August soft tissue damage?
Doc did not due MRI til 2 months later after being in a cast.
My ankle still swells huge when I sit or walk they put me in compression sock and it kills me but still swells, calf swells too……….had ultra sound to check for Dvt it was neg and did D-Dimer and it was neg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, can this swelling really be due to the tissue injury?
This is december is this a vein issue?
I am freaking out but everyone says this is from the injury………all I know is it looks bad feels bad and I need some direction here I don’t want anything over looked that could be dangerous!!
Please help…..oh yea when they did the MRI all it showed was bruising and swelling?
Thanks worried girl
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Vivian Abrams DPM
Swelling can persist depending on the extent of the injury, the patient’s health and level of activity. If the injured area is not fully healed and it is reaggravated, it will swell more. Gravity is the enemy of lower extremity problems. The lymphatic sysytem may still be in disrepair, hence the swelling. Wearing the compression hose is probably the simplest thing to do for the time being. Unfortunately, I treally can’t give a time line of when you will be well. Checking for DVT’s was appropriate.