Hi Anthea, is it both your ankles? During the summer both mine were swollen, since then my left one played up for a couple of weeks and now it's started again. Skin feels very tight as if could split.
Looking through my diary there were no changes to my meds at the time, GP gave me a steriod jab and that settled things down.
Hope you feel better soon, Kathleen

Thanks for the replies

Although both ankles are swollen it's much worse on the right and yes, I know what you both mean about it feeling as though the skin will split. My foot's swollen as well and I can't do my boots up when I go out! I think it's gradually been getting worse, I don't remember it being this swollen during the summer. I may give the surgery a ring later.

Anthea x

Yes you should definitely let your GP have a look Anthea.

Hi Anthea

Just wondering whether you are on tabs for BP? If so, certain combos can cause fluid retention in the legs and feet (as I know from my own experience). I do think a trip to the GP is on the cards, though. Take care

Love Jeanxxx

How did you get on, Anthea? Hope all is well xxxx

Hello Anthea


Glad you went to the Docs. Good rest while you wait for the blood tests.
You should get them within 5 days

Have as good a week end as you can#


Rose

If it is any help, I also suffer from swollen ankles which is blamed on an ankle operation eighteen
months ago.

I was told by my rheumatologist to go to the doctor and he would probably prescribe a diuretic since it
was just water retention.

Not wanting to take more drugs I made some enquiries and found that Ground Dandelion Root capsules
which are a natural medicine do the same thing. They are available from Boots or a Health Food Shop.

It's an old remedy, the old fashioned English name for dandelion was "PISS A BED", in French pissenlit,
same thing. I know it doesn't sound very niice but they work for me. One word of warning they are capsules so you
need to swallow them, if they dont get down in the stomach they taste foul, don't take without a long
drink or before a meal. They seem to work for me.

I still put my legs up when possible as an added aid to reducing the swelling.

Hope this helps.
Clive

I 'phoned following the blood tests and was told they were fine apart from showing 'mild anaemia'. Today I finally got round to seeing the gp (needed to 'round up' results from my last two visits). Basically he's said it's fluid retention so I'm on Bendrafluorazide (yes, I know the spelling's wrong) despite my telling him that I'd been on them before and had to come off them (my current gp has only been there since August). Oh, well, at least I lost a bit of weight while I was taking them :-)