Ankle & Lower left leg issues from accident

[icepd]

In 2007 while attenting a baseball game and stepping into a chair in the row below me the chair collapsed and crushed my lower left leg.  I did not break any bones.  I ended up in the emergency room days later on the verge of compartmental syndrome and a procedure was done to relieve the pressure in my leg.  I then ended up having to have surgery to remove some nucrotic tissue, and awhile after that had another surgery in which a skin graph was done.  I have pictures from all of this.  During the surgery the surgeon had to cut through a vein and the blood flow to the foot was expected to re-route itself over time.  Years later my ankle still swells up to the size of a tennis ball if I am on it too long.  I also have an almost constant pain in my lower leg area and ankle that sometimes has to be treated with medication for pain relief.  I am concerned that something is still not right in my leg.  I do not feel that after this much time I should still be having the swelling and pain.  I am seeing a vasculor surgeon soon, but have been to several doctors that I have paid and been told this is not really their area of expertise.  Please help, and what do I need to do.  Desperately seeking relief.  

[PedroH]

Soft tissue injuries can be way more devastating than anactual fracture.I think you are heading in the right direction seeing a vascular specialist. You might mention RSD as a possibility to your Dr. Or,you may want to look @ the RSD website to see if you think you have the symptoms.Good luck to you!