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I am in a cast for a broken ankle. i keep getting a pain in my calf that feels like a golf ball is pressing against the cast.
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Need to be seen: You need to see your doctor / orthopod who placed the cast, an x-ray or change of cast may be needed, good luck
Answered 6/20/2018
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