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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Feet And Ankles
On the night of Oct. 29th, I woke with not being able to catch my breath. Also, swelling in my feet and ankles, loss of strength mostly in my legs. For the last week + I have only been able to sleep for 3 to 4 hours a night. I wake up panicking not being able to breath. I have a minor cough and sometimes congestion. I am 63 with high cholesterol & blood pressure, diabetes, prostate cancer in 08.
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Breathlessness, feet and ankle swelling could be a heart failure given the fact that you got risk factors for such health problem like high cholesterol, high BP and diabetes.
I will suggest you go the the ER immediately for examination.You may be hospitalized and managed with IV diuretics like furosemide and other anti-hypertensives.
Hope this will help
Wish you good health
Thanks for posting on HCM
Breathlessness, feet and ankle swelling could be a heart failure given the fact that you got risk factors for such health problem like high cholesterol, high BP and diabetes.
I will suggest you go the the ER immediately for examination.You may be hospitalized and managed with IV diuretics like furosemide and other anti-hypertensives.
Hope this will help
Wish you good health
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