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Suggest Remedy For Swelling In Foot And Toes

Hello, my husband has a swollen left left , foot and toes. He has lung cancer and was alerted on Tues to stop all medications. There was pain in the calf for 5 days and today there is swelling. Our oncology dr. is on holiday and any input you can provide is appreciated. the drug he was taking for 6 wks is XALKORI/
Mon, 14 Mar 2016
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hello
xalkori is a safe drug but side effects include feet and hand swelling, possibly your oncologist has stopped it for a while to check whether foot swelling is due to it.Other causes maybe thrombophlebitis or secondaries to boes.Wait for the oncologist he may rule out with bone scans or PET scan or by other screening methods and also clinically of his lung cancer response, whether the tumor has shrunk or not. simple pain medicines like tramadol or hydrocodone may be obtained from your local doctor prescription for pain.Keep feet elevated and apply anti-inflammatory gel , massage to calf and feet, do toes and ankle exercises.Wait and watch and be in touch with a local practitioner for symptomatic relief medicines
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling In Foot And Toes

hello xalkori is a safe drug but side effects include feet and hand swelling, possibly your oncologist has stopped it for a while to check whether foot swelling is due to it.Other causes maybe thrombophlebitis or secondaries to boes.Wait for the oncologist he may rule out with bone scans or PET scan or by other screening methods and also clinically of his lung cancer response, whether the tumor has shrunk or not. simple pain medicines like tramadol or hydrocodone may be obtained from your local doctor prescription for pain.Keep feet elevated and apply anti-inflammatory gel , massage to calf and feet, do toes and ankle exercises.Wait and watch and be in touch with a local practitioner for symptomatic relief medicines best wishes