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Right Ankle swelling - TRHR

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scout60
scout60

My right ankle swells up from sitting or walking with a cane. Swelling reduces after lying down. 4.5 weeks post op. Is this normal?

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  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 scout60

    Posted

    I suspect so especially if it is on the same side as your hip op. I had a tendon graft in my right ankle 48 years ago, it has always swollen slightly during the day going at night. This was much much worse in the weeks after my THR on the same side. Is back to " normal " now
  • RossshireBuffUK
    RossshireBuffUK scout60

    Posted

    Yes: it's really quite common.  Both my feet & ankles were swollen for a number of weeks post op (don't recall how many now).  The swelling will go away eventually!
    • scout60
      scout60 RossshireBuffUK

      Posted

      Thank you. The members here are my only outlet to the world of hip replacements.
  • sassybees
    sassybees scout60

    Posted

    Im 8 weeks and yes my ankles still swell and my calves feel tight. But to touch theyre not . Im not usually a sweller.....so yes i guess its normal
  • lyn1951
    lyn1951 scout60

    Posted

    Yes swelling is normal. Keep doing your exercises most important, also you keep that circulation moving. Even when you are sitting stretch your toes out as far as they can go and then pull back towards you shin again as far as you can go, that will flex the muscles in the backs of calves, and keep that blood moving. It is possible for you to develop a blood clot in your leg after surgery, you don't want this to happen. Not just swelling but alot of heat as well would be the symptoms of a blood clot, and more localized in one spot rather than just general swelling of your whole foot.
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