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Medical Forum / General / General / December 2006swelling in lower right leg
Hello, A family member has some varicose veins in her right leg. She bumped her lower right leg pretty hard against an object and bruised her skin. The cut is now a bit red but dried up. Now, near the cut there is some swelling around more veins. The swelling is still there after 3 days. She says the area that is swollen is sensitive. Anything that she can do to decrease the swelling? She applied ice the day it was swollen, but not any more. Thanks! Hello, A family member has some varicose veins in her right leg. She bumped her lower right leg pretty hard against an object and bruised her skin. The cut is now a bit red but dried up. Now, near the cut there is some swelling around more veins. The swelling is still there after 3 days. She says the area that is swollen is sensitive. Anything that she can do to decrease the swelling? She applied ice the day it was swollen, but not any more. Thanks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am not a doctor. You may try Hydrocortisone creame or ointment. It will probably take a couple of weeks for the healing process to be complete. Jason "ap" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in part: >Hello, >A family member has some varicose veins in her right leg. She bumped [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Thanks! Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation is the general rule for swelling after injury. -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA > Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation is the general rule for swelling after > injury. > -- > Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia Yes, and please forego the hydrocortisone cream. HMc Thanks. Now, is there a way to tell when a small swelling is dangerous? I posted in another forum, and there everyone is saying it might be dangerous or a blood clot. But we don't want to get paranoid. She does have varicose veins, but is in general good health. And the bump near the bruise is quite small, but it has a red streak. THANKS! > > Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation is the general rule for swelling after > > injury. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > HMc |
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