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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: Fightin Whitey; Lazamataz

If the swelling lasts more than four hours, you go now! You been here four howa!

Wait. I must be channeling John Pinette.


201 posted on 11/25/2022 8:54:06 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: ConservativeMind

I just checked……it is Furosemide.

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202 posted on 11/25/2022 9:16:57 PM PST by Mears (.)
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To: Mears

Now that is a diuretic, which should generally remove water from your body.

That should also not cause fluid in your legs.


203 posted on 11/25/2022 9:33:33 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

He put me on it to help with the swelling legs…...I am seeing him next week…..been on this for about 1 month……we’ll see.

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204 posted on 11/25/2022 9:37:59 PM PST by Mears (.)
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To: djf

heart failure and side-effects from certain medications are among the chief causes ... calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors are notorious for causing swollen legs ... get thee to a doc ASAP ...


205 posted on 11/25/2022 9:40:38 PM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: FatherofFive

Tell the girl to untie you, and get off your chest.

The safe word is “Afghanistan Bananastan”.


206 posted on 11/26/2022 12:17:05 AM PST by rxh4n1
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To: djf

Besides seeing a doctor you can try raising your feet up using pillows while in bed or if sitting make sure your feet are flat on the floor and you are in a comfortable chair and not dangling thereby cutting off the circulation.
Get a treadmill or stepper to get the circulation going.
Also try Mullein Leaf Capsules 1500mg
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207 posted on 11/26/2022 12:18:34 AM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: Lazamataz
My face is literally on fire and smoke is coming from my ears. I smell burnt hair. Any ideas on what I should do?

Run, Laz, run! /Gumpism

208 posted on 11/26/2022 3:37:31 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: djf

Classic sign of possible CHF

GO TO DOCTOR


209 posted on 11/26/2022 3:40:14 AM PST by wardaddy (Biden Fetterman 2024 ..it’s a no-brainer!)
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To: djf

I had swelling in my left leg that I ignored...until I ran up the stairs one day and experienced a DVT/PE event (Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism). I only learned several days later, after the ER had an ambulance take me 1.5 hours north, to a hospital that had a Critical Care Unit for a 3 day stay, that the mortality rate of 5% - 10% if you obtain medical care within an hour.

Lay in a supply of compression socks, to lessen the chance of a DVT and make an appointment with an M.D. Since that event, I have been taking Xarelto (a blood thinner) on a daily basis. It is still under patent, so no Generic is available. My company’s medical insurance covered all but $500 of the ER and hospital costs, which ran more than $200,000 dollars.

I first heard of this when a fit young woman, who had been in New Zealand for a SCUBA dive trip got off a plane in the U.K. and collapsed and died 15 steps after getting off the plane after a long, direct flight. The story had been carried on BBC News.


210 posted on 11/26/2022 3:53:18 AM PST by PsechsySr
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To: djf

So check in. Are you okay?


211 posted on 11/26/2022 5:27:26 AM 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

I can handle this one. I saw how to on a youtube commercial!


212 posted on 11/26/2022 8:14:38 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Lazamataz

Yeah... still here.


213 posted on 11/26/2022 9:03:55 AM PST by djf
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To: djf

Good. You go get checked out by a professional?


214 posted on 11/26/2022 9:17:26 AM 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: djf

That was my problem some time ago the Doc put me on a water pill and, now when I spend time on the computer while I’m on FR I prop my feet on top of my CPU and that helps. Gotto keep them up.


215 posted on 11/26/2022 10:23:09 AM PST by Rappini (In hoc signo vinces)
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To: djf

That was my problem some time ago the Doc put me on a water pill and, now when I spend time on the computer while I’m on FR I prop my feet on top of my CPU and that helps. Gotto keep them up. As a side note before resolution my legs looked like I was wearing knickers.


216 posted on 11/26/2022 10:24:07 AM PST by Rappini (In hoc signo vinces)
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To: djf

Clean up your diet, quit eating salt, sugar, fried food, processed meat such as bacon, lunch meat, sausage, quit drinking soda, diet soda, energy drinks, drink lots of water, walk. Your inflammation should subside.


217 posted on 11/27/2022 9:11:22 AM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: gcparent

50 lbs.?? That’s like 6 gallons!! ...C’mon man...


218 posted on 11/27/2022 7:19:05 PM PST by octex
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