My right foot is swollen

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• AlmightyDoorman@kbin.earth ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Doctor here, please do not fear me.
  Isolated swelling of one leg is a sign of deep vein thrombosis which can lead to pulmonary embolism which are kinda serious. You should have that checked out right now. Heart failure as another commentor said is unlikely since it's only single sided. Lasix is also not the treatement of choice for this since single sided fluid buildup is very rare.

  Ofc. It could be totally benign, but from across the screen without further information this is hard to judge and it could be deadly so better be safe than sorry.

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  • Seralth@piefed.seralth.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Doctor we do not fear you.

    We fear insurance.

    We love you and wish we could visit more often - sincerely, the American people

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    • AlmightyDoorman@kbin.earth ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      A very valid fear.

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• BetterDev@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That looks bad fam. Did you hurt it, or is it just swelling? Is it painful?

  My wife’s ankle sometimes swells if she’s been wearing restrictive shoes or her allergies flare up, but its not usually by this much.

  I get the doctor thing. I would just go to an urgent care for something like this so they can tell you if its something to worry about or not. Those are usually pretty quick and cheap, but YMMV.

  Wishing you best of luck, no matter what!

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  • Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think it’s from being on my feet the whole day, I was at a convention.
    The pain is gone today, so at least there’s that.

    I take estrogen HRT, so it could actually probably be DVT. Oh well.

    Thanks 🩷

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    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hey, please do not fuck around with this, especially if pressing near your ankles causes an indentation that takes a few seconds to go back to normal. They can do a blood test at the ER to see if you have a clot and treat it.

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    • Limonene@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oral estrogen has a higher risk of DVT than others. If it doesn’t go away in a day, or you have any symptoms of stroke, please treat it as an emergency. If you start coughing up blood, it’s also an emergency, but it’s probably too late.

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  • ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The urgent care would look at that and send them to the ER where they would give lasix to get some of the retained fluid out of their body.

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• socsa@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Free feet in this economy?

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• grandel@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can’t figure out how to say this without it sounding weird but thank you for maintaining your toe nails.

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  • Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks?? 😂
    I really kinda don’t tho, I just cut them when they get too long. No fancy shaping or polishing for me 😔
    Also I get so many ingrown toenails 😭

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• Malica@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So glad you went. Never fuck around with infection, especially like this. I hope it gets better soon!

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  • Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thank you! Yeah, my fear of doctors is pretty dumb tbh. Especially with the healthcare my country has…
    I’m glad it’s not that serious. Thanks 🩷

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• ramble81@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Between this and your other concern, I’m glad you went to get things looked at. Neither was a good sign of things. Better to see a doctor then end up in a worse situation.

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  • Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    True, I’m glad I went. I’m genuinely so stupid…free healthcare and I’m afraid of doctors 🤦‍♀️

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• coralof@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This exact thing happened to me last year after I got a huge cut on my leg after an e bike accident. Turned out to be a skin infection (cellulitis). They prescribed some antibiotics and it got better after a few days. Best of luck, op!

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• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Was the ER able to take care of you? I hope you’re doing OK!

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  • Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m fine! Not DVT, luckily, “just” an infection. Got antibiotics.

    Thank you for the concern 🩷

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    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m glad it wasn’t DVT! Hope it gets better soon 🩷🤍🩵

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• FlexibleToast@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It could be the sign of a weak heart. I’m not saying you’re in heat failure, but people in heart failure get fluid build up in their feet/ankles because the heart is having trouble pumping the fluid around. This might be a sign you need to get checked out.

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• dingus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Holy fucking hell!! That looks terrifying! Glad you went to the doc! What do you think the infection was from??? Did you cut your foot somewhere?

  I just went to the doc for some weird clusters of blisters scattered across my right leg/foot, some of which had been painful. The urgent care said they looked like bug bites but they were taking forever to go away. My mom is a nurse and she said it looks like shingles. I’m traveling so it’s hard to go to a doc a this point. It’s been over a week and at least it doesn’t feel worse so I think I’m past the point of antivirals doing anything. Annoying this.

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