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Diagnosed with a bakers cyst. advised to rest & elevate leg, swelling and pain still no better. now my ankle is also swollen. blood test ruled dvt.
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If you want to rule: Out a blood clot you do a venous duplex which will show you if a clot is present. I am not sure what blood test can do that....
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Left Ankle swelling immediatewith activity better with Rest/elevation. Hx of DVT 3 yrs ago.fell week ago and tweaked it. No calf pain but sole aches. ?
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