My sister broke her right leg about a month ago and had to have surgery and now has a metal rod in that leg. Now her left foot is swollen so bad. She went to a walk in clinic to have it checked out and the doctor was really worried it might be a blood clot and sent her to the hospital. The hopsital doctor did an ultra sound and said it was just water retention and said she should see her family doctor the next day.
We are from Alabama and her family doctor can’t see her for a couple weeks bc a lot of places are overwhelmed with the tornado stuff, so she went to a different hospital. That doctor just asked her what the other doctor said and prescribed loritabs. She is also having loss of feeling in both arms and they are burning. The doctor said it is bc she is on crutches. She said she keeps dropping stuff and can’t even text on her cell bc she can’t feel her arms.
I am really worried and need to find a specialist for her to see bc this doesn’t seem right to me. Loss of feeling in the arms is serious, right? I read online that could be a sign of heart problems(she had a hole in her heart as a baby). She is 29 years old and pretty healthy otherwise, minus the fact that she smokes cigarettes. Does anyone have any suggestions of who she should see?
She has insurance and doesn’t need a doctor referral for a specialist. Please help!!
On a side note, she broke her leg bc she fell bc of loss of balance. She was having problems with her balance and kept forgetting things. She doesn’t drink or do any drugs so she was sober. I just don’t know what causes all of this.
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