Swelling legs... what to do?

[djf]

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

[OldWarBaby]

Plutonium went critical? Happens all the time. Connect yourself to a power grid and sell your kilowatts. Stay away from Nagasaki. They’re a little touchy about PU.

[Lazamataz]

I get the purpose. But when people are suffering a medical emergency they don’t often think rationally.

Hopefully my snark got him or her off their ass and to the ER.

Nothing else you can do; I already told him or her to get to the ER.

[Donnafrflorida]

Just discharged from hospital for heart pains. They kept checking my legs for swelling. Go to ER

[AndyJackson]

Just remember to pay for good quality brands. Don’t get bled dry by cheap knock offs.

[EEGator]

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[Openurmind]

Another thing to watch for in your legs is the opposite of swelling. My wife started losing muscle mass in her legs and butt about six months ago. Losing it fast too. She was eating well and exercising well yet the bottom half got far too skinny.

She should not have lost that muscle mass, didn’t make sense. She asked her doctor about it and she was not too concerned. A week ago she woke up in extreme pain in both legs. She said “let’s see if it goes away”. Later her toes and feet started to turn purple. And be the time we got her to the hospital they were starting to turn black.

Strange that it came on all of a sudden like that, but she had multiple occlusions in her Aorta and Femoral Arteries. She had to have an Aortofemoral bypass four days ago. It was touch and go if they could save her legs or not, actually if she was going to make it or not. Looks like all is going to be Ok and she is recovering.

So legs and butt getting too skinny for no real reason can also be indication of a serious problem.

[Lazamataz]

Hey,c'mon,Laz...don't ridicule the guy (gal). I worked for years (as an administrator) in a big city ER and I can tell you stories that would make your jaw hit the floor. Not everybody's a brain surgeon...some people are afraid of doctors and some don't have medical insurance. Just sayin'...

It's not so much ridicule, I wouldn't do that. It was an attempt to get their attention.

djf hasn't posted since, so maybe something one of us said got them off their ass and to some help.

[combat_boots]

Glad you are out

[Wilderness Conservative]

Just curious, do lamps come on when you walk by? I heard that’s bad.

[NautiNurse]

I can’t breathe and my chest is painful. There are shooting pains down my left arm. My face is turning blue. What are your suggestions?

Take your time and tell us all about it.

[Radix]

SOB is a very common acronym amongst health care people.

[humblegunner]

I can’t breathe and my chest is painful. There are shooting pains down my left arm. My face is turning blue. What are your suggestions?

Decode Q post #2214.

[blueplum]

go to ER, do not pass go, do not delay. Your body is telling you something is wrong.

[leaning conservative]

50 lbs.???? I didn’t even know that was possible.

[leaning conservative]

The important question is: will you look dashing & sexy with an eye patch?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

"What are your suggestions?"

Don't hit it.

[higgmeister]

SOB is a very common acronym amongst health care people.

That is just awful for health care people to be cursing among themselves.

[Qiviut]

I hope you took the advice of the vast majority of serious commenters & went to the ER. Please let us know how you are doing.

[FatherFig1o155]

Haven’t read the comments. Has anyone blamed Biden yet?

[Radix]

Eliquis is not a diuretic.