<s>[INST] my mother, has severly swollen legs and ankles and they are constant, she needs to see a specialist in glasgow as she is not dealing with it, this has been going on for a couple of years, now they are starting to hurt, which means it is really painful as she doesnt complain about anything, can you help? [/INST] swollen legs and ankles are could be due to many reasons, mainly being problems with pumping blood like heart problems, or altering the nature of blood as is seen in renal diseases, she needs to consult a physician and get examined and tested for these things. </s>