My ankles and feet have recently been swelling (mainly right foot). Sometimes the TOP part of the foot feels HOT and painful (like skin is too tight) while under my foot feels cold. This gets painfuI. I keep salt out of my diet as much as possible to avoid water retention. After a night s rest the swelling goes down but the next day the swelling increases again as the day goes on. This condition has existed for almost 2 months. This condition started after a car trip in mid-February of about 8 hours with overnight stop and 4 hour drive to my destination the next day. I noticed that my winter boots were getting too tight and I was experiencing pain. I wrapped both feet in an elastic bandage during the day when I was on my feet for longer periods of time and this helped. I keep exercising my feet in circular movements daily and this seems to help the circulation resulting in the warmth spreading. I have been to see our clinic doctor and he prescribed a water pill Lasix. It helped for a few days but the swelling & pain came back a couple of days before the prescription expired. Hope that this is enough information for you to work with. Thank you very much.
Please get your blood pressure checked. Continue the ankle exercise and can were compression stockings to reduce the swelling. Avoiding salt will help you, but you also need to avoid junk food. Hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction, in case you want any further help feel free to contact me.