I Will Be Having DVLT And I Was Told That An Ulcer Formed On My Ankle From The Blood Pooling. But It Hasn't Healed In Four Months And I Have A LOT Of Pain. I Work In The Medical Field. I Had A Culture Done A Few Weeks Ago And It Was Staph. I Was Given Bacterium For Two Weeks, I Am Presently On My Second Course. What Should I Do Next. And Does The Pain Mean Anything Special?? Help. Please

The pooling of blood in the leg can be due to DVLT or deep venous leg thrombosis. You are using antibiotic to to treat possibility of infection. The DVLT can be diagnosed by venography, D-dimer blood test, doppler ultrasound, plethsmography. If DVLT is diagnosed then doctor might use medicines like heparin. Your pain is directly related to DVLT. Treating this problem will also eliminate pain. For more details, visit DVLT.

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