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2017-10-22 05:05:52
My right leg (especially calf area) is swollen compared to the left one, for past 1 year...in 2004, I had a fracture in my right leg, near the ankle and both the bones broke... Any treatment for this??
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HELLO,   PUT YOUR SWOLLEN LEG IN HOT WATER FOR TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. APPLY CRAPE BANDAGE ARROUND IT TIGHTLY, IN DAY TIME N ON WORK, AND REMOVE IT AT NIGHT. PUT SOME THREE TO FOUR PILLOWS UNDER THE LEGS DURING SLEEP. TABLET SIGMOFLAM THREE TIMES A DAY AFTER FOOD FOR FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS. CONSULT AN ORTHOPEDICIAN/GENERAL SURGEON. O.K BYE.

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