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Hi Lisa, What do they attribute the swelling to (heart, kidney, etc)?

Also, is she overweight? Best, Lisa

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>>...My aunt is experienceing this for a while now, and has been to various

>> doctors and nothing they have done for the last year and a half has

>> helped her.

Hi Lisa, You

say that " nothing they have done for the last 1 1/2 years has helped her " .

That means she was diagnosed. What was her exact diagnosis...what was she

treated for? What parameters were abnormal( blood, urine, scan, physical

exam)?

Have her get a copy of ALL her records ( you may encounter a bit of

resistance there), so you know exactly what you are dealing with. You need to

know

what was normal, and what was abnormal. Once you have a ballpark idea of the

diagnosis ( I am a huge proponent of alternative med, but allopathics are

great for initial diagnoses, I must admit) , then you can approach it

orthomolecularly, or alternatively, for treatment modalities. You mention that

her

legs, ankles, and feet swell. Do other body parts swell...abdomen, eye area,

etc? There is clinical significance between edema and anasarca ( generalized

body edema). When is the swelling at it's worst? Is she on medications, or

has she been on medications, or been treated for cancer( some chemotherapeutics

can give long term capillary leaks) ..... they cause effusion of fluid into

the extracapillary space. You need to provide more info to get help. You

received some good replies on the list, but in any medical approach, you cant

address a problem until you know the specifics of what you are dealing with.

" Swollen legs, feet, and ankles " is not enough to work with. Best, Lisa

 

 

 

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