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Also recommended and more local to home are:Henfield Elaine Scott 01273 493676Storrington Paul Fritchie 01903 742942Shoreham and Steyning Nicola Wycherly 01273 440350Worthing and Goring Yasper 01903 242261Goring Hall Hospital Terry Hallet 01903 506699Littlehampton Penny Harber 01903 715739All accept self-referral (a doctor’s letter is not required, but can be provided ifpreferred)Swelling Ankle and lower leg swelling are normal and can last for 3 months. It isdue to the increased blood flow around the leg as part of the body’s healingresponse. This increased fluid flow coupled with a tendency to rest in a chaircauses excess fluid to accumulate around the ankle - simply put, fluid runsdownhill.• Elevation of the leg on a sofa / bed with additional pillows helps.• Anti-inflammatories and/or compression stockings can also help. Considerreducing how much you are doing if your leg is markedly swollen.• The muscles in the calf can be used to help “pump” or “squeeze” the fluidup the leg. An exercise where a loop (dressing gown cord) is placed aroundthe forefoot and the ends both held in the hand, then repeated footpointing against the hand held loop providing resistance (like depressing avery stiff clutch in driving) can be done.• If you have calf pains please consult your GP as it can mean a thrombosis(blood clot).Sleeping Sleeping tablets can help for the first six days but should not be usedbeyond that as they can become addictive. It is perfectly safe to sleep on eitherof your sides, your front or your back. Insomnia beyond six days is commonMr James LewisConsultant Orthopaedic SurgeonSpecialist in Minimally Invasive Hip and Knee Surgery