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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Edema In The Legs
My legs swell and ache after I get up in the morning. I was told by Dr. to wear support hose or wrap them in ace bandages. It is so bad that sometimes they go numb and it is hard to walk loosing my balance even with a cane. I hope you can help water pills do not help. Thank you. I’m sorry,I can’t afford to pay for Sanswers . Thank you anyway
Mon, 9 Jul 2018
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Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to increased fluid retention or chronic venous insufficiency. Coming to this point.
I would recommend performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes:
- a Doppler ultrasound of the leg vessels
- a cardiac ultrasound and NT pro BNP for heart failure
- Complete blood count
- Blood electrolytes
- Kidney and liver function tests.
In the meantime, I would recommend increasing the dose of diuretics. Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to increased fluid retention or chronic venous insufficiency. Coming to this point.
I would recommend performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes:
- a Doppler ultrasound of the leg vessels
- a cardiac ultrasound and NT pro BNP for heart failure
- Complete blood count
- Blood electrolytes
- Kidney and liver function tests.
In the meantime, I would recommend increasing the dose of diuretics. Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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