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Swelling legs... what to do?

Posted on 11/25/2022 1:45:41 PM PST by djf

Ok I have swelling legs - they are swollen about 7-12%.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: deadyet; dramaqueen; hh2; humbleqobsessed; legs; swelling; swollenlegs
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To: djf

I was on blood pressure medicine for years that made my legs swell and once I changed medications the swelling went away.

Could also be a blood clot, something I’ve had 8 times.

Definitely walk with your doctor.


61 posted on 11/25/2022 2:09:52 PM PST by scripter
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To: Lazamataz

” Now I’m getting dizzy because my head is rolling down a hill. What do you think I should do?”

Have you tried Yoga?


62 posted on 11/25/2022 2:10:35 PM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: Cinnamontea

Sometimes you gotta be an unfeeling jerk to shock people into realizing their folly.

Posting on FR about a medical emergency is folly.


63 posted on 11/25/2022 2:10:55 PM PST by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: Lazamataz

lmfao


64 posted on 11/25/2022 2:12:24 PM PST by AAABEST ( NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: djf
It reads like ‘pedal edema’ which is a swelling of the lower extremities. Commonly it indicates fluid retention which can be a sign of circulation issues. A Physician will likely prescribe a diuretic such as Furesimide (Lasix.)

Before seeing a Doctor or running off to some ER, if you are not having shortness of breath than you could try an ‘over the counter’ diuretic sometimes called a ‘water pill’ found in drug stores. They can help. I have never taken one myself but people say that they offer some benefit.

If you are SOB (short of breath) then medical help likely is in order.

65 posted on 11/25/2022 2:12:58 PM PST by Radix (The perfect Tag Line is recognized by its conciseness and brev)
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To: Lazamataz

“Sometimes you gotta be an unfeeling jerk to shock people into realizing their folly.

Posting on FR about a medical emergency is folly.”

Well... There are a lot of “experts” here...


66 posted on 11/25/2022 2:13:17 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Lazamataz

lol


67 posted on 11/25/2022 2:13:17 PM PST by AAABEST ( NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: djf
Are/Were you in the military?

Motrin. It fixes everything.

68 posted on 11/25/2022 2:14:33 PM PST by real saxophonist (Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
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To: Lazamataz

🤢


69 posted on 11/25/2022 2:16:17 PM PST by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: EEGator

Remember. If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.


70 posted on 11/25/2022 2:20:13 PM PST by sauropod (Fascists also buy Comcast cable packages" - Olby - Wanna buy mine?)
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To: djf

Definitely need to get a thorough checkup at the cardiologist...

Get ready for possibly having to use those PITA high elastic stockings...

OTOH, years ago I had the same problem with the penis...
Now, at 89, not so much anymore...


71 posted on 11/25/2022 2:20:16 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperatly need him)
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To: djf

were you vaccinated? on medications?


72 posted on 11/25/2022 2:21:52 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: Phoenix8

Yes a bit discouraging.


73 posted on 11/25/2022 2:22:44 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: Lazamataz

I get the purpose.

But when people are suffering a medical emergency they don’t often think rationally. Are we not all FRiends here? We should act like it.


74 posted on 11/25/2022 2:23:39 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: djf

I haven’t seen this mentioned in other comments, but it could be blood clots.
Very serious, get to the ER.


75 posted on 11/25/2022 2:25:25 PM PST by chronicles
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To: djf

You probably have congestive heart failure.

See a doctor and get an Rx for a loop diuretic and whatever else you need.

Don’t delay.


76 posted on 11/25/2022 2:27:30 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Has anyone, recently, seen a Biden sticker on any vehicle and in particular at/in a gas station!!!)
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To: EEGator; djf

I agree with EEGator that lymphatic massage could help. You can do it in the bathtub in the shower with your legs raised. I had some edema on the inside of my right ankle that lymphatic massage resolved for me.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21768-lymphatic-drainage-massage


77 posted on 11/25/2022 2:27:31 PM PST by WMarshal (Neocons and leftards are the same species of vicious rat.c)
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To: djf

Get your legs amputated quickly before the swelling spreads to the rest of your body.


78 posted on 11/25/2022 2:28:01 PM PST by libh8er
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To: Lazamataz

Yeah, stop pissing off vampires!


79 posted on 11/25/2022 2:28:07 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Lazamataz

For you... an asian massage parlor... for anyone else... see your doc, stat.


80 posted on 11/25/2022 2:28:09 PM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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