My Father, 82, Was An Active XXXXXXX Until About A

Posted on Sat, 15 Dec 2018

Question: My father, 82, was an active XXXXXXX until about a month ago and getting pneumonia. He originally thought it to be a bad cold contracted at the hospital caring fir his now deceased 2nd wife. After about a week of his "cold", I came down and took him to get a chest xray and yep, pneumonia. After a week on 2 medications, his feet are severely swollen. What should we do?

Answered by Dr. salah saad shoman (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Possible pulmonary edema

Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but I would recommend that you get to the hospital for a new X-ray to exclude pulmonary edema which could manifest by lower limb edema.. This condition could be serious and needs to excluded as soon as possible so I would suggest that you seek medical attention without delay. I hope you find this helpful..

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