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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnnyAngel57" data-source="post: 134322" data-attributes="member: 10485">Hi folks, as well as having this darned chest infection which is getting better slowly my legs have been swelling badly especially my right one which I had ankle fusion on 5-6 yrs ago. This leg gives me gyp at the best of times, but with not being able to sleep in bed cos of the chest and have my leg raised it has massively swollen and got like a rash which looks like a bite on it and the skin feels so tight and its painful to touch in areas it just feels like it could burst. Every time I ask my gp all he says is because I'm diabetic he can't give me anything for it and I've just gotta put up with it. Is there any alternative treatment I can get that will help it. If I could use a saw properly I'd cut the **** thing off it does my head in. I used to have cellulitis and was on duretics, but he says I can't have anything like that now but I've got  to get some relief from it. Can anyone recommend anything??Thanks in advanceJohnPS: I keep checking to see if its getting hot as someone said that's a sign of dvt, and it seems to be ok from that but I'm at a loss from sanity again</blockquote>

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