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A 52-year-old female asked:

I have a seriously painful sunburn on the back of my legs from knee to ankle. me legs and ankle feel swollen and the skin feels tight. goingfromlayin?

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Dr. Richard Zimon
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
TRY: sitting in a cool tub of water!.....amazing how helpful this can be.... Many over the counter analgesic sun-burn SPRAYS are available ( spray probably best for area that large) Hope this helps! DR Z
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Have extreme swollens from from ankle to my toes, never had that I do have left ankle injury legs feel real tight from knee down arm left also hurts like slept wrong, now im walking on my feet now i feel numbness. Am i in extreme danger I have headaches a
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On feb 18 i had lower lumbar spinal fusion, since then my left leg below the knee is numb, tingly today and skin around my leg feel tight. Is this norm?
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A 53-year-old female asked:
I am wearing an Ace wrap on my left knee to reduce swelling in the knee but I just noticed that my foot and ankle are now swollen. Why is this happening. The ace wrap is not tight. How long should you wear an ace wrap? Please help?
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