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Swollen ankle = Blood Clot?

My grandma’s ankle has been swollen, and I don’t know if her foot is too, but she went to the dr. today and did an x-ray and told her to go to the big hospital in the nearest town and have an ultrasound done, and my grandpa said they said it might be a blood clot.. if it is what do they do then?
Thanks everyone, turned out not to be a clot and they gave her water pills and she has to go back to see her dr. in a week.. Thank God!

They will probably give her a blood thinner if it is a clot.

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3 Responses to “Swollen ankle = Blood Clot?”

  1. lesley s Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    They will probably give her a blood thinner if it is a clot.
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  2. puppygirl Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    They will probably give her blood thinning drugs to break down the clot.
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  3. Eric G Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    They will most likely give her a blood thinner and once this clot is gone, a regular aspirin regimen to reduce the likelihood of future clots.
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