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- From: John.W..Fisher@p0.f14.n279.z1.fidonet.org (John W. Fisher)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Swelling
- Message-ID: <23345@handicap.news>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 14:08:22 GMT
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- LC>The feet are swollen almost twice their normal size and my legs appear
- LC>to be swollen also. When I get up to go into the living room
- LC>to rest and get my legs and feet up, it's very difficult to walk.
- LC>It may be that I just sat too long and all the blood settled in my legs
- LC>and feet?
- LC>Anyone else experience this? Remember, my problem is failed back
- LC>surgeries, and chronic pain.
-
- Linda,
-
- I experienced the same thing back in 86-87. Both my feet were
- swelled up to twice there normal size, my legs were also. I
- must say that I was on medication at the time that was doing
- this. Since then, I have on occasional had a wee bit swelling
- in my feet but nothing major. I don't think that your problem
- lies in the blood settling in your legs but possible from edima
- (unsure of the spelling on that one). I notice if I'm on the
- computer or standing for a while that my legs hurt and if
- longer, then I tend to swell just a little. If you are on
- medication, then your swelling could be caused by that otherwise
- I have no other ideas.
-
- John W. Fisher III
- * SLMR 2.0 * Weird Al Yankovic is needed for those down days.
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