Swollen knee leg and foot
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The swelling is not sitting directly on the knee, but rather higher up the leg than the knee. I think that oil may be coming out of the knee, and spreading into surrounding tissues and muscles. The swollen area is not black. My left foot noticeably is colder than my right one, and I think that the swelling is blocking some circulation. What should I do to help myself heal?
From my knee down to my foot it's swollen and my foot kinda hurts I'm on medication for currently having high blood pressure
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On saturday her right leg below her knee started to swell up and yesterday it was not only the calf and leg that were swollen but her ankle was swollen too. Today we went to the doctor and he sent her to get a dopler scan to see if there were any blood clots. She got the scans and there were no blood clots found. The lady who was doing the scan said that she saw a lot of fluid coming out of her joints and asked me if my mother had arthritis, which i confirmed.
I dislocated my left knee five weeks ago I saw my physio yesterday (Thursday) and he advised me to start using my leg more and trying to bend.
Hello,
Being overweight is one of the causes of swollen leg and foot. Eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly to decrease your weight. Standing for a long time can also lead to these symptoms.
Was there any insect bite or sting on your left leg? Try taking OTC antihistaminic like benadryl and see if it helps.
Sometimes venous insufficiency (when the veins in your legs are unable to adequately pump blood back to the heart) can also lead to swollen leg/feet.
Hi everyone,
I am pretty desperate for any advice on an issue with my son. Here is what is going on with him:
He is 11 1/2 years old with Asperger's, ADHD and anxiety issues. He is on meds and we go for weekly therapy- these issues are mainly under control. 17 days ago he was getting down from his loft bed and "missed" the ladder. He got his left foot caught in the rung of the ladder and fell backward landing on the floor but really hurt his foot and knee from getting it caught.
He told me to do leg presses and extensions to build up my quads. Unfortunately, this only aggravated my knee more and did not return for over a year due to financial difficulty. A month ago, I returned and he gave me a cortisone shot. It did not get rid of the irritation completely but it seemed to shorten the duration of symptoms. In the meantime, I have been going to physical therapy.
I had an ultrasound for leg pain to rule out dvt and when she pushed under my knee and a place in my thigh and calf I had a stinging sensation and my foot began to go numb. Also, when she pushed on my left groin it caused terrible pain which im still feeling the effects of a day later, along with nausea. What would cause this since im negative for dvt? Could my lymph nodes be causing that? A nerve?
Hi barb,
First I want to welcome you to the Pain Management Forum and let you know that we are glad you found this Forum. I want to let you know that there are NO Doctors on this Forum only CP - Chronic Pain - Patients that help each other with our OWN expertise and experiences that we have developed through our OWN CP Issues.
I'm ao VERY sorry that you are having this continuous pain. It must be so TERRIBLY difficult to live with that day in and day out.
This happened to me yesterday. My right leg hurt clear up to my knee and my foot and ankle were swollen. I don't have a doctor appointment till Thursday so I'll ask about it then.
m standing on it or walking, and it is not swollen at all. But if I straighten my foot out to be at the same angle as my leg, it will hurt. if I try to pop my ankle at all it hurts and makes a crunching/crackling noise. If I have my foot straightened out, as mentioned earlier, and wiggle my toes, it starts to make a feeling and sound of it crunching. People can rest their hand on my ankle and feel it. None of this stuff happens with my other ankle at all.
Now the swelling seems to be top of foot, toes, ankle and the pain radiates through my leg. I had another x-ray done last week, still nothing wrong, had blood test done, white count was elevated slightly. Went to doctors again and was told it was gout, even though now I have numbness in both hands to go with it and the pain not just my foot, but my leg too.
I noticed for the first time today that my calf is swollen and that my knee is too but not as bad as my calf. The pain gets worse if I fully extend my leg and point my toes up. Im assuming this is from some sort of an injury? I do not have medical insurance right now and wonder if there is anything I can do to help it and more importantly, what is causing this pain and swelling.
For the first couple of weeks the right foot all the way up to the knee was very cold, swollen and purple. So my primary ordered a Venous Ultrasound of the Lower Extemeties although he had felt a good pulse. He had said Vascular Surgeon would want to see that if he sent me to him. The test came out Negative. Within the week. the leg and foot warmed up so I don't have that problem anymore. I still have the swelling and slight purple in the right foot.
ve had MS for 22 years and over the last 5 my right knee has locked up and my right foot turns outward. I also have foot drop in the leg. Will breaking the leg help with my knee problem and if not, do you suggest anything that may help. I am considering a stem cell procedure in Costa Rica after speaking with several patients who have had amazing results. You can respond by emailing me at the address I provided below. Thank you kindly.
the most I can bend is like 90 degrees, after that, I feel a bad pull in my quadriceps muscles. My quadriceps muscles have swollen just above my knee cap. There is no color or pain. It is just that I feel a bad pull when I bend my knee, its swollen, difficult to walk because of the knee bending problem, there is no pain on the swollen part, but it hurts my quadriceps muscles when I try to bend my knee. Please give me a solution to this problem. I will be more than grateful.
So my MRI read, I tore my ACL and meniscus. Although swollen and a bit unstable I have No pain in my knee. However my achilles tendon is like a Charlie horse all the time on same leg. I fell off my bike right onto that knee. Now 2 days later I’m having shooting pains on my heel of the other foot It’s been 1 month since the fall. Is this normal? The pain in my tendon and now my other foot on the bottom of my heel.
I am 44 yrs old male seven years ago I was in a fatal car accident and had serious injuries to my left leg. Six years ago I had a knee replacement and have not been able to bend it but 45 degrees. Crush injury to my foot and ankle ROM is about 25%. I fell last Saturday and went to the ER. ER doc said all xrays were negative. So he diagnoisis me with a spained knee and ankle. And to call my PCP and see him. I called PCP he said he could not do anything I would need to see and Orthopedic.
I can walk because it hurts . I also have swollen lyhpm nodes since February and I have a swollen knee on my right side and I have lung pain and back pain. My back pain and my pain that runs down from my hip to my foot all happen a few months ago. I'm afraid if it's osteosarcoma :( all of my pain is on my right side.
I tried googling this and have come up with nothing. It has been happening for about a year now. It is not my whole leg JUST the knee area. Sometimes it is both knees sometimes it is just one. If it was from the knee down to my foot I would just assume it is the circulation being cut off from the way my leg was positioned. I also sleep with a pillow between my knees to reduce this and it does not seem to make a difference.
The whole body weight is supported by foot and all the tendons of the leg muscles are inserted in your leg bones and with this fracture and the screws and all the foreign bodies inserted inside you are having constant irritation with standing/walking etc. So you have to take pain killers and learn how to support your weight and decrease your pain slowly, your Physiotherapist can explain it to you. Take care!
My 7 year old son awoke a week ago complaining on ankle pain in his left leg. The pain spread over the week to his left knee (which he sprained in January and healed). The knee became swollen and tender to the touch. He spiked a slight fever on the third day. X-rays are normal. But his CBC came back and the hospital said his normal blood count should be 14 and it is 14.8. This is the 3rd time in 8 months his count is elevated, and the first time it was double the normal amount.
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