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Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone has had this happen to them.
Last Saturday (May 10) I thought my right foot and leg looked puffy. When I walked it felt like water moving on top of my foot. By Sunday morning, you could see that I was retaining fluid. By noon my foot looked like a stuffed sausage.
I called our hospital and talked to the PA in charged of the ER for the weekend.
She recommend that I wrap my foot or use Ted hose if had some. I was to sit in a recliner and put my foot up and have my family wait on me. (beings it was Mother's Day)
It did go dowm some but Monday when you poked my foot the dent wouldn't come out.
I went to my doctor and he thought I had a bad vein. My veins are good going down to my leg and I have a bad one that won't let the blood back up. To be on the safe side we checked for a uti, that turned out ok.
Having heart failure that was a concern so he did labs for my heart and kidneys and other things. I got a call today and all my labs came back ok.:bigsmile:
He wants me to continue wearing the ted hose for awhile. If I want him to he will refer me to a vein specialist. I get to take them off when I go to bed.:excited: BTW you need to keep your legs shaved while wearing them.
:lol:
I have also talked to my rhumey's nurse. I told her what was happening and I think I will have her make an appointment to get this all checked out. We decided to wait on my labs and go from there. I am also still having that rib pain.:sad:
After wearing these lovely hose my foot is back to normal.:yahoo:I still am taking it easy and putting my foot up several times a day.
I am in a better mood and not so stressed out since my labs turned out ok.
Take care everyone
Love,
Lyn
I was wondering if anyone has had this happen to them.
Last Saturday (May 10) I thought my right foot and leg looked puffy. When I walked it felt like water moving on top of my foot. By Sunday morning, you could see that I was retaining fluid. By noon my foot looked like a stuffed sausage.
She recommend that I wrap my foot or use Ted hose if had some. I was to sit in a recliner and put my foot up and have my family wait on me. (beings it was Mother's Day)
It did go dowm some but Monday when you poked my foot the dent wouldn't come out.
Having heart failure that was a concern so he did labs for my heart and kidneys and other things. I got a call today and all my labs came back ok.:bigsmile:
He wants me to continue wearing the ted hose for awhile. If I want him to he will refer me to a vein specialist. I get to take them off when I go to bed.:excited: BTW you need to keep your legs shaved while wearing them.
I have also talked to my rhumey's nurse. I told her what was happening and I think I will have her make an appointment to get this all checked out. We decided to wait on my labs and go from there. I am also still having that rib pain.:sad:
After wearing these lovely hose my foot is back to normal.:yahoo:I still am taking it easy and putting my foot up several times a day.
I am in a better mood and not so stressed out since my labs turned out ok.
Take care everyone
Love,
Lyn