Swollen left foot

[Wag]

For the last few months I've had a swollen left foot (and sometimes my leg) that comes and goes, and in the past month or so it's been pretty persistent- in the past week my leg/foot started to throb a bit, a strange vibrating/pulsating feeling.

When it first happened my doc sent me to the emergency room to see if I had a clot, they did an ultrasound of my leg and found nothing. I also so a vascular surgeon a week later and by then the swelling was gone and he looked at me cross-eyed, like I was wasting his time.

I was wondering if anyone has had problems like this? It is getting painful to walk now and I think I have to go back to my doc.

 

[theflyingpig]

I think I have to go back to my doc.

I think you do too. Everyone knows this.

 

[Locut0s]

I'm no doc but has anyone checked your heart? Isn't pooling fluid, especially in the lower extremities a possible sign of heart failure? Can someone knowledgeable corroborate this possibility?

 

[Wag]

Nah, there are plenty of reasons for swollen extremities, I highly doubt it's my heart. As I said before, I already went to a vascular surgeon and I'm pretty sure he did the basic checkup on me.
That said I think I need to go back to my PCP, it's becoming quite a bother.

 

[deadlyapp]

Nah, there are plenty of reasons for swollen extremities, I highly doubt it's my heart. As I said before, I already went to a vascular surgeon and I'm pretty sure he did the basic checkup on me.
That said I think I need to go back to my PCP, it's becoming quite a bother.

PCP is bomb.

Oh, and clubfoot.

 

[Locut0s]

Nah, there are plenty of reasons for swollen extremities, I highly doubt it's my heart. As I said before, I already went to a vascular surgeon and I'm pretty sure he did the basic checkup on me.
That said I think I need to go back to my PCP, it's becoming quite a bother.

What is PCP?

 

[Wag]

What is PCP?

Primary care physician.

 

[dennilfloss]

I have this. Comes and goes. Same foot. Doc thinks it's me spending so much time at the computer, sitting with my legs crossed. It tends to go away when I resume my daily walks.

 

[Born2bwire]

Sounds similar to the symptoms that my dad experiences with gout.

 

[sandorski]

Amputate.

Next Patient please.

 

[Azraele]

Go back to the doc. That sounds worrisome.

 

[Regs]

My mother had this, but she also had blood clots that did damage to her blood vessels. Most of her problems are from alcohol and obesity (100+ lbs). Poor circulation and heat will cause liquid retention in the lower extremities.