Swollen Ankles

[pgonza]

About a week ago I was hospitlaized for chest pains and swollen ankles.  I had an echo and a cardio cath done to see if there were any blockages.  To my surprise there was no blockages.  the doctors placed me on meds for hypertention and gave me a water pill, I do not have the pain in my chest anymore but I still have the swelling in my ankles and it seems to be getting worse what could be going on? the swelling goes down when I am in bed but when I get up and start moving around it comes right back.  Do you have any suggestions?

[randompsi]

Water pills cure hypertention and mess up the immune system. It's possibly the pill and need aide like water pill and roses.

[pgonza]

Thank you for your quick response. I did have an Echo Stress test and a cardiac cath done where die was injected on both test but they came back negative for blockages.  When I questioned the liver and kidney results I was told they were normal as well. so I am not sure what the problem could be.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Usually conditions of heart, kidney, liver or low protein or severe anemia, which cause ankle and feet swelling, cause both ankles and feet to swell. Hence you will need to get heart function assessed by ECHO and EKG, get kidney and liver function tests done and get a complete blood picture for anemia. Low sodium in blood, hypothyroidism and malabsorption syndromes causing low protein in blood have to be looked into. A single ankle can swell in gout, rheumatoid arthritis, deep vein thrombosis, trauma, fracture, ligament tear, tendonitis, bursitis or ankle strain. It can also be due to localized infection of the skin above and not be related to the joint.  
Since I cannot examine you and know other related conditions you may be having, nor is a detailed history possible on net, I have listed the various possibilities that should be looked into. Please consult your PCP to run tests and examination to clinch a diagnosis.
Take care!