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Leg swelling any ideas?

Posted: Jul 30, 2013

So left leg starts swelling..Go to doc, rule out DVT said my valves are bad. His answer, take a baby aspirin a day (I look like I have been in a fight Im so bruised) and yesterday at end of shift my leg is tight swollen and my foot. Of course I elevated it and this morning it is better (not totally down) but I know by end of shift it will be bad again. Anyone have any ideas. Personally I would rather have it fixed then deal with this, I have 3 more years to work at this job and I'm only 50.;

Exact same problem and also ruled out for DVT. - Deb

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I have to take lots of breaks and walk around as much as possible, but it doesn't help much by the end of the week.

Leg swelling - Vera

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I have the same issue. It is a circulation problem. Doctor told me to get compression hose and wear them which help. It is sitting here at computer with legs dangling. I even try elevating them on CPU and alternating them. I even take a fluid pill in with my BP med. If I stay off of them they go back to normal. I think that it comes with our job and getting older too. I am 63 and have been doing this for 34 years, work PT now. Go the a store that sells compression hose and let them measure you as there are diff compression strength sizes. Hope this helps. I have also been tested for DVT and it was negative.

Thanks - sm

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I have been putting mine on the CPU also,,great minds think alike huh? Brand new diagnosis, making an appointment to go back to doctor. I have been wrapping with an ACE bandage lately, tighter on the foot and lesser as you go..Will check the compression stockings thanks a million. This job is killing me, literally,,So close to retirement I just need a couple more years.

Leg swelling - marigold

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Get some compression socks. They are the best thing that happened to me. I have incompetent perforator veins. Make sure to get medical quality ones-not cheap ones.

Reading about the compression stockings - Linda

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and PCP recently asked me about possibly wearing the hose. I know nothing about either one. One thing I do know is I have a lot of leg aching at night now, not during the day but it wakes me at night sometimes. I do have some ankle swelling sometimes during the day but not every day with that. How do the socks help out? I have appt with vascular person this month because wanted to get checked out.

Leg swelling - had it too - Just me

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Magnesium helps a lot - doctor told me that it is difficult to measure magnesium in the blood, but I found that when I started taking it, it helped significantly. But truly, the only thing that really helped was changing jobs so that I am not at the computer all day. Even now that my job involves more walking though, I still have to take magnesium, and sometimes even Lasix. For some reason every time I eat spinach, my leg swelling goes away - not sure why, need to research that. Also the amino acid albumin helps keep your fluids in your blood vessels instead of leaking into your tissues. Foods with higher albumin like chicken, eggs, beef, tuna, etc are helpful.

Leg swelling - had it too - Just Me

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Had to look up the spinach and leg swelling connection. Apparently it is very high in potassium. If you do a search on "spinach for leg swelling" it comes up with a lot of articles saying that if you have too much sodium, potassium will help balance it out. So that must be why (raw) spinach helps. I know you have a valve issue and so do I, but anything we can do to help it is a good thing. Best wishes to you.

Thank you for the info - sm

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I was waiting for my day off to start looking. I was told by someone else about potassium, I take vitamins, but have been noticing leg cramps recently too. And I was thinking along the sodium lines, also. Recently started using Atkins frozen meals once a day so I could work though my meal time and they are loaded with sodium. Time to get my diet back to pure healthy again.

Atkins - Freebie

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That's really cool about the albumin, I did notice my leg swelling wasn't as bad when I went on Atkins but didn't realize it had anything to do with it. Lots more protein I guess. I wear knee-high compression stockings sometimes too if it's really bad and lay off the salt, no more than 1500 mg most days.

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