I was recently traveling and my feet and ankles swelled up and my lower legs (shins and a little on my calves) turned a red splotchy color? I know your feet and ankles can swell with traveling, walking, and standing a lot but why would my legs and legs only turn red?
Swelling is often in the lower area of the body like legs and ankle during hanging position because of gravity. Other reasons why sweeping and red spots appear could be any peripheral disorder like DVT, sometimes when BP raises high you suffer from edema and itchiness because of which red spots appear. So in such case let me recommend you to please take some precautions and if it appears again then immediately contact some doctor to rule out the exact reason by various investigation procedures