blackness in both legs

[Wilma471]

''my legs are black from  my legs are black from foot all the way up to my knees, is that a sign of gout' or is it a sign dibeates

[sacvic50]

Dear Wilma,
      I am totally with Tuck on this one.  If your legs are actually black that is not a minor problem.  THIS COULD BE A SIGN OF AN INFECTION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL YOU!!!  
     I don't want to be an alarmist but an infection in any part of your body can cross over and end up in your blood stream, then you are called SEPTIC and I cannot stress how fast you can go from feeling fine to gravelly ill in a matter of hours.  I personally had several bouts of MRSA (Medically resistant staph infection) that left my right leg and migrated to my blood stream and It is a very scary thing.  I lost my right leg above the knee because they could not get rid of the infection with the strongest arsenal of antibiotics that they make.  I spent 3 and a half months in the hospital the first time it happened.. several weeks the second and third time it happened and 4 months in the hospital the last time it happened and then I got to hop out of the hospital..

GO TO THE DOCTOR NOW, PLEASE AND keep us posted on your condition.  I am not majorly religious but I am praying for you...!

Vickey

[Tuckamore]

Hello Wilma,

Welcome to the Pain Management Forum. I am sorry to hear about your problem. I hope you are not serious or I am misunderstanding your post.

If your truly have "black" legs this means you have Necrosis. This is a medical emergency. Necrosis (basically means dead) it is the name given to premature death of cells and living tissue. Necrosis is caused by external factors, such as infection, toxins, severe circulatory  issues or sometimes trauma. You should have pain with this life-threatening condition. This can be from long standing diabetic circulatory problems which would or certainly should have been noticed on a visit to your PCP.

I will not comment further until you are able to provide us with more information. Do you actually mean "black" or are your lower extremities discolored, possibly blueish? Of course that is not a good sign either but it does not mean that you have necrotic tissue. I will wait to hear from you again before I offer further comments. However if you do mean black as in necrosis you must go to the ER now.

I'll be waiting for additional information.
Peace, Tuck

[MontanaGurl]

that makes me think that you have diabetes and no circulation in your legs, you really should get to the doctor asap.

can you feel that part of your legs or are they numb, tingly or anything like that?  do you have diabetes?  do you have anyother kind of health issues going on? did you fall and bruise them or any kind of trauma to your legs?

keep posting and a little more info would help.
montanagurl