Thrombosis?

[Voulez-vous]

My elderly uncle has a history of thrombosis. He was on warfarin until he had an angioplasty 3 months ago. Warfarin was stopped, and is now on aspirin and clopidogrel.
Today he has a very swollen ankle (suggesting a problem). I've advised seeing the doc first thing in the morning (which I will make sure he does) is there anything I should be doing in the mean time?

Thanks for any pointers.

[Sqad]

Swollen ANKLE? that doesn't sound much like a thrombosis.

Maybe keep the leg raised or perhaps go to bed early and watch the Olympics on TV.

[Voulez-vous]

Thanks Sqad. Ankle is probably not thrombosis, is it? Just chatted to my mum and she reckons it's more likely to be related to his kidney problems! What do I know?

Anyhow, still making sure he sees the doc tomorrow.

Thanks

[Voulez-vous]

Just to add here that it was indeed a thrombosis, as I first thought.

Swollen ankle can mean thrombosis, Sqad!