• Malica@lemmy.zipEnglish
    6 hours

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

    • Miisha ♀️@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      5 hours

      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 🩷

  • grandel@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6 hours

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

  • AlmightyDoorman@kbin.earth
    10 hours

    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.

    • Seralth@piefed.seralth.comEnglish
      8 hours

      Doctor we do not fear you.

      We fear insurance.

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

      • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.comEnglish
        7 hours

        As someone who tried to walk off a DVT for a few days, the doctors/nurses were the nicest part of the process.

        Insurance denied my prescription though. I was back in the ER the next day when the clot broke apart and compromised my lungs. Fuck insurance.

        • Malica@lemmy.zipEnglish
          6 hours

          Holy shit you’re lucky to be alive. Fuck the healthcare in this country I swear.

  • Cora@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10 hours

    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!

  • BetterDev@programming.devEnglish
    12 hours

    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!

    • Miisha ♀️@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      12 hours

      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 🩷

      • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        12 hours

        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.

      • Limonene@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11 hours

        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.

        • Miisha ♀️@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4 hours

          I’m on injections, they’re just better. And it turned out to be NOT DVT, thank fucking god. That would have made it impossible for me to get bottom surgery.
          It was an infection and I have some antibiotics to nom :3

    • ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12 hours

      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.

  • FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12 hours

    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.