My 86 yr old mom has clots in her left leg and she is being treated for that. The leg has swollen up a lot. Her doctor suggested an ace wrap to help with swelling. After couple of hours the bandage was soaked and now the leg is oozing liquid, is this normal?
Try to elevate her legs, continue the wraps etc. If the wounds get worse take your mother to a woundcare center. Make sure she is prescribed a water pill too. Our rule of thumb was diuretics, compression hose and elevation. Keep an eye on her sodium intake too as this will cause fluid retention.
Healing these types of wounds will require time and diligence changing the leg dressings. Often families need to change the wraps 3-4 x a day until the wounds heal and no longer drain. A long time.
Lymphedema is a possibility as well. There are specific Lymphedema clinics now that will measure your mother’s leg and fit her for an alternating pressure device to help get the venous blood back to the heart.
Good luck to you.
I'd call the doctor first thing tomorrow and make him/her aware of the situation. This could be very dangerous, especially if any bacteria enter the wounds.
I hope the medical people here will add more; they're more familiar with the details than I. I only know about this b/c I attended a lecture on it, and b/c it was the precursor to my aunt's demise. She had been D'X'ed with lymphedema; her legs were swollen and weeping.