Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I have a friend that has the WORST problems with swollen feet and anckles. Sometimes it's so bad he cant get his shoes on. Is there any thing he can try, like some kind of a soak or rub or something. The other day, he showed me where a water blister thingy had developed, i thnik he must be retaining a lot of water. brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Brigitte Cherubini <brigittecherubinirealsimple Sent: Monday, January 1, 2007 6:04:42 PM[RealSimple] swollen feet I have a friend that has the WORST problems with swollen feet and anckles. Sometimes it's so bad he cant get his shoes on. Is there any thing he can try, like some kind of a soak or rub or something. The other day, he showed me where a water blister thingy had developed, i thnik he must be retaining a lot of water. brigitte ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ http://mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 My 82 yr old mother has this same malady, and it can be associated with heart disease and poor circulation, among other things. Anyone know if diabetes can cause this as an initial symptom? My mother doesn't have heart disease or poor circulation, according to her docs. Russ Brigitte Cherubini wrote: I have a friend that has the WORST problems with swollen feet and anckles. Sometimes it's so bad he cant get his shoes on. Is there any thing he can try, like some kind of a soak or rub or something. The other day, he showed me where a water blister thingy had developed, i thnik he must be retaining a lot of water. brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 water pill you can buy them over the counter i think i take them because i retain to much water myself richard Brigitte Cherubini <brigittecherubinirealsimple Sent: Monday, January 1, 2007 6:04:42 PM[RealSimple] swollen feet I have a friend that has the WORST problems with swollen feet and anckles. Sometimes it's so bad he cant get his shoes on. Is there any thing he can try, like some kind of a soak or rub or something. The other day, he showed me where a water blister thingy had developed, i thnik he must be retaining a lot of water. brigitte ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ http://mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Oh, Brigitte...I would be concerned! As a former cardio-vascular tech, I can tell you that edema like that is an indication of serious illness and he needs to see a doctor right away. 1) The symptoms need to be treated for his comfort and safety. 2) The cause of his swelling needs to be discovered and addressed. He may have congestive heart failure due to a bunch of different problems ranging from silent heart attack or stroke to cancer or diabetes. If it's determined that the cause is not life threatening, he can at least have the symptoms treated and know that he's not in danger. Don't wait! Please encourage him to address this as soon as possible. Ignoring a possibly serious health problem will not make it go away...it will likely get worse and could eventually cost him his life! - Brigitte Cherubini realsimple Monday, January 01, 2007 6:04 PM [RealSimple] swollen feet I have a friend that has the WORST problems with swollen feet and anckles. Sometimes it's so bad he cant get his shoes on. Is there any thing he can try, like some kind of a soak or rub or something. The other day, he showed me where a water blister thingy had developed, i thnik he must be retaining a lot of water. brigitte .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Thanks all for your reply! He has been to the Dr. and his heart is fine. He is on medication for high blood pressure that has a diuretic in it. The dr gave him some pills for the swollen feet a while back, but nothing seems to help. He said he's had this all of his life. I was just wondering if someone had tried something that helped. Brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Glad to hear that he is under doctors care and it's not too serious. Thanks for letting us know, Brigitte! --Cee-- - Brigitte Cherubini RealSimple Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:44 AM [RealSimple] Re: swollen feet Thanks all for your reply! He has been to the Dr. and his heart is fine. He is on medication for high blood pressure that has a diuretic in it. The dr gave him some pills for the swollen feet a while back, but nothing seems to help. He said he's had this all of his life. I was just wondering if someone had tried something that helped. Brigitte .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hello, guys! Our server at work caught the Trojan Horse that was released at midnight, so most of the replies I sent to the group did not go through. (I am also not receiving all of the messages either so I am going to the website to try to catch anything I may have missed.) I will try to resend my posts tonight when I get home. Just didn't want anyone to think I was selectively answering e-mail that was addressed to me and ignoring others! Sincerely, Celia - Celia Browne-Wanat RealSimple Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:59 AM Re: [RealSimple] Re: swollen feet Glad to hear that he is under doctors care and it's not too serious. Thanks for letting us know, Brigitte! --Cee-- .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 I did have problems with swollen ankles in hot weather prior to being DXed w/diabetes. I only got it in hot weather, when I was sitting at a desk working all day & not much exercise. I don't know for certain that it was a symptom of the diabetes, but I haven't had any more problems since I got my blood sugar under control. Kate (new to the list) ---- Bluesea 1/1/2007 3:51:45 PM RealSimple Re: [RealSimple] swollen feet My 82 yr old mother has this same malady, and it can be associated with heart disease and poor circulation, among other things. Anyone know if diabetes can cause this as an initial symptom? My mother doesn't have heart disease or poor circulation, according to her docs Russ Brigitte Cherubini wrote: I have a friend that has the WORST problems with swollen feet and anckles. Sometimes it's so bad he cant get his shoes on. Is there any thing he can try, like some kind of a soak or rub or something. The other day, he showed me where a water blister thingy had developed, I thnik he must be retaining a lot of water. brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Kate, it was probably a combination of factors...poor circulation from diabetes, inactivity (which contributes to the lack of circulation) *and* the hot weather. You have quite accurately noted that when it's cooler and you are active (not sitting behind a desk all day), edema is not an issue! Welcome to the list. <smiles> --Celia-- - Kate Harper RealSimple Sunday, January 07, 2007 11:19 PM Re: [RealSimple] swollen feet I did have problems with swollen ankles in hot weather prior to being DXedw/diabetes. I only got it in hot weather, when I was sitting at a deskworking all day & not much exercise. I don't know for certain that it was asymptom of the diabetes, but I haven't had any more problems since I got myblood sugar under control. Kate (new to the list) .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Welcome Kate Barbara I did have problems with swollen ankles in hot weather prior to being DXedw/diabetes. I only got it in hot weather, when I was sitting at a deskworking all day & not much exercise. I don't know for certain that it was asymptom of the diabetes, but I haven't had any more problems since I got my blood sugar under control. Kate (new to the list) .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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