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Lower leg swelling
Swelling in the lower leg can involve the foot, ankle, lower leg(calf), or whole leg. This edema or swelling can be caused by heart problems, vein problems or lymphedema.Pooling of blood or lymph fluid can cause skin changes as well. Patient must be evaluated to decide causes.
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A member asked:
Can you die from lower leg swelling?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is lower leg swelling a sign of some disease?
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How much should I worry about lower leg swelling?
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Do lots of people get lower leg swelling, or is it unusual?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: lower leg swelling?
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Is it worth a trip to the doctor for lower leg swelling?
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A 30-year old asked:
How long can I wait with lower leg swelling to see if it goes away without seeing a doctor?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am experiencing slight right lower leg swelling and some pain. It feels worse walking and just different than my left leg
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A 65-year old female asked:
I am experiencing leg tenderness, leg pain and lower leg swelling.
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A 29-year old asked:
Foot and lower leg swelling after salty meal?
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A 32-year old asked:
I've been feeling more tired and have some lower leg swelling. When should I see the doctor?
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A member asked:
Is there anything I can get from the grocery store or drug store for my lower leg swelling until I can see a doctor?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Unilateral lower leg swelling. Wear compression socks and elevate feet for saphenous reflux, leg remains same size. Might swelling not be vascular?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Fractured head of fibula 3mons. ago in a fall, still having pain in knee and lower leg.swelling behind knee.hurts all the time more when I stand long?
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A 30-year old female asked:
13 weeks after ankle sprain, was put under scotchcast for 3 weeks in beginning, now still pains on standing for more than 5 mins, pain in lower leg, swelling?
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A female asked:
Lower leg swelling knee and below. Injured knee 3 days ago.Have been wraping it.Took off wraps to find swelling . E.R. Or wait female 54 working out caused sore knee thus now swelling after wrapping
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A 27-year old male asked:
How accurate is ultrasound? Have posterior lower leg swelling (ankle to calf). Multiple MRI and ultrasound returned nothing. Lymphedema ruled out too.
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A 32-year old female asked:
What causes foot, ankle and lower leg swelling after vaginal birth? Received epidural. No swelling during pregnancy.
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A 48-year old female asked:
How to know if I have a blood clot in lower leg swelling,pain, itching behind knee, I'm on blood thinners because I have a mechanical mitral valve I'm a larger woman so swelling is hard to see I am 48 thank you?
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A 24-year old female asked:
My boyfriend is experiencing lower leg swelling, legs cramping and groin pain. The following also describe him: Leg swelling and Sudden urge to urinate. What should he do?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I am experiencing lung, shortness of breath (severity: severe) (time frame: sudden) (worsened by: exercise or physical activity) (unaffected by: psychological stress, lying down) (better by: rest) (unaffected by: sitting upright), lower leg swelling, ches
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A 41-year old female asked:
Im having alot of lower leg swelling and retaining water. my socks leave deep crease in my legs. my husband's are the same only his legs are red and has water blisters and leaks clear. is it heart failure?What do I do?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I have r lower leg swelling for about 6 months DVT u/s neg xrays , knee hip and foot neg. I had a chest xray fatty deposits around heart ?
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A 74-year old female asked:
Can mild arthritis diagnosed in the knee cause lower leg swelling and the whole leg to ache? Thank you?
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A 29-year old female asked:
My boyfriend is experiencing chest pressure or heaviness, heartburn, burping, bitter/acid taste in mouth, chest pain or discomfort, and chest tightness. He is not experiencing lower leg swelling or shortness of breath. He does not have the following risk
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A 41-year old female asked:
I am experiencing breast pain (associated with: tenderness), chest tightness, arm pain (severity: severe), back pain (severity: severe) (side: upper), finger tingling, lightheaded, chest wall pain, shortness of breath, generalized weakness, lower leg swelling, fatigue, irregular heartbeat, chest pressure or heaviness, and chest pain or discomfort. I do not have the following risk factor(s): cigarette smoking.
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A 38-year old female asked:
For the last few months my feet and ankles and lower legs keep swelling when i sit or stand?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I recently did a roofing job and stressed my knee somehow and my knee starts locking up and I can't bend it all the way and after the job is over my legs my lower leg starts swelling up on the left side and it's been swelled up for about 3 days now?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I work in healthcare and work 12 hour shifts. I have mild lower ankle and leg swelling. Is this normal or a sign of heart of renal failure?
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A 30-year old female asked about a 57-year old female:
My mom's lower legs have been swelling. BP 163/80 pulse 49. Hist lupus and overweight. Chances heart failure ?lupus attacking kidneys? Waiting on labs
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