My father has suffered frail health for many years. He can only walk very short distances due to breathlessness and is easily tired and frail. I do not know what his all Dxs are -I think his doctor just calls it old age.
He has been suffering with stabbing pains in his legs for some years as well as debilitating cramp that can last for hours, but now his legs have become swollen with dry white patches of skin. The pain is upsetting his (and my mothers) sleep. The doctor has given him emulants to reduce the skin dryness and suggested raising his feet at night.
Has anyone any idea what I can do to help? Do those circulation booster foot massages actually work?
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Swollen legs in elderly father - what can help?
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magso · 13/06/2013 12:08
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