sheryl Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 My Husband has severe swelling in his legs and feet. Everything we have tried like feet above heart, warm baths, massaging and such has not relieved this for him.. Anyone have any suggestions for this issue. He is on lasix for fluid retention from heart transplant but its not helping either. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Sheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Hi Sheryl. Don't know really how to respond here.... I know that your husband has an extensive serious medical history. What is causing the swelling? Sometimes the cause can be serious... edema is often a sign of other stuff...is this a chronic condition? something new? could it be an embolism? My brother did have severe swelling in his feet. I don't know the cause. I think it might have been related to his lung cancer. The nurses would wrap and massage his feet and legs. But the only person who could get the swelling down was my sister in law. She was a former cardiac nurse. She massaged his feet and legs for an hour being careful not to go deeply. She used a special cream and then wrapped them "just right". She was very skilled at doing this and did it with so much love. She taught the other nurses how to do this wrap with the ace bandages. There obviously was a right way to do it and many wrong ways. Shirley was able to get the swelling to go down quite a bit. His feet were HUGE. Johnny always looked forward to her TLC. That's about all I know about swelling in the feet and legs. I hope that you can find some answers. Love Cindi o'h Together WE heal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Call and make an appointment and get him to the doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna G Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Keep his feet elevated above his heart as much as possible. Wear support hose. There are support hose by prescription , made just for him, they are difficult to put on but they will not let your legs swell. My friend has had a blood clot in a major leg vein ( she also had lung cancer) and her leg would swell terrible. She got Jobst stockings and her husband helped her put them on before she got our of bed in the am. They helped a lot. The cure however was joining an exercise program, and building up new collateral veins , now a few yrs out she no longer wears the stockings except on a long road trip. Donna G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Cheryl, this is a serious sign. Get Jack to a cardiologist right away. As one who has had heart history, I know that one of the signs of a heart or circulation problem is swelling in the ankles. You are in my prayers. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken f. Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 hi, i'm looking for an answer about this myself. after surgery 11/24, two days ago my feet began to swell. i talked to my surgeon today and he set me for a doppler scan tomorrow. i guess this would check for thrombosis or embolisms. the alternative, and i suppose less drastic, cause is edema but i don't know what cause there might be of this. when i find out, i'll post back. yours, ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken f. Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 hi, i'm looking for an answer about this myself. after surgery 11/24, two days ago my feet began to swell. i talked to my surgeon today and he set me for a doppler scan tomorrow. i guess this would check for thrombosis or embolisms. the alternative, and i suppose less drastic, cause is edema but i don't know what cause there might be of this. when i find out, i'll post back. yours, ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken f. Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 hi, i'm looking for an answer about this myself. after surgery 11/24, two days ago my feet began to swell. i talked to my surgeon today and he set me for a doppler scan tomorrow. i guess this would check for thrombosis or embolisms. the alternative, and i suppose less drastic, cause is edema but i don't know what cause there might be of this. when i find out, i'll post back. yours, ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelliemacs Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I agree with DON. get him to a doctor right away. My mom had this happen and it was unexplained and brushed off and it caused a massive heart attack at the end due to too much pressure on her heart. please go today to a dr. or er. even if I am totally wrong. this should not be ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken f. Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 hi, i was referred for an ultrasound to determine whether i had some clotting or blockage issue in veins. when that turnedout negative, lasix was prescribed for me. hope you have your hubby's situation resolved now or shortly. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken f. Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 hi, i was referred for an ultrasound to determine whether i had some clotting or blockage issue in veins. when that turnedout negative, lasix was prescribed for me. hope you have your hubby's situation resolved now or shortly. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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