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What Does Swelling In The Legs Indicate?

my mom has heart problems she has a new pacemaker and defeb they have put her on Bumetanide 2 mg three pills a day she also takes spironolactone 25 mg once a day every other day. For the last two weeks her legs have be swelling up really bad to where she doesnt want to walk could this be the side effects from these pills
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Cardiac problems and medication for such ailment, both can lead to leg swelling. The best method to avoid the swelling, is to apply graduated compression soft roll with crepe bandage from toes to knees, in the morning, when the swelling is minimal. The bandage should be wrapped firmly at the toes, and as you wrap it towards the knees, it should be slowly less tighter. Alternate is to wear grade 2 compression stockings toes to knees in the mornings, and take them off at night while going to sleep. She should keep her feet up on a chair or so while in a seated position.
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What Does Swelling In The Legs Indicate?

Cardiac problems and medication for such ailment, both can lead to leg swelling. The best method to avoid the swelling, is to apply graduated compression soft roll with crepe bandage from toes to knees, in the morning, when the swelling is minimal. The bandage should be wrapped firmly at the toes, and as you wrap it towards the knees, it should be slowly less tighter. Alternate is to wear grade 2 compression stockings toes to knees in the mornings, and take them off at night while going to sleep. She should keep her feet up on a chair or so while in a seated position.