Kerrie, I experienced bad ankle swelling the past year or so and especially this summer. It particularly happened whenever I sat down with my legs in the normal down to the floor position. I think a lot of it is caused by lack of movement and the pressure from the weight of our big fat bellies sitting on our laps.
I had some real discomfort from it, sometimes the swelling would go up to my knee. it became a balancing act to keep pressure socks on so I could wear sneakers and play tennis! I even slept in socks once or twice. It was a real drag wearing socks almost all summer, too.
None of my pre-op tests came back showing anything.
Post-op as soon as I returned home from the hospital, I noticed I was not suffering from the swelling. It seems a bit miraculous to me but it is true.
I think your doctor is being thorough but I think you are probably just experiencing another lovely side effect of being super morbidly obese and soon you will be free! Yeah!
How cool that your primary is a GP patient!
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