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HELP NOT PG BUT ANKELS SWOLEN UP LIKE BALLONS

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trace2 · 13/10/2005 09:32

feel a little under weather,and my feet have got so big and it hurts to walk on them, they feel so tight.
what could it be, whats causing this, i know an tried because ds got chickenpox and been up a lot but can that cause feet to swell?

hoping mumsnet can help.

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misdee · 13/10/2005 18:22

i'm a size 22 and weigh 14stone, and i dont have swollen ankles, am also only 5ft 2.

lovecloud · 13/10/2005 18:29

hello my mum had this problem a few months back, she is a large lasy size 24 clothes but carrie sit well and her legs from knees down have always been slim (her fav part of her body ) her ankles swelled right up, it looked so painfuland all the skin went dry and flakey, she went to hospital and they checked her over, they gave her tablets to get rid of the water rention which worked well at first but they were still swollen for a good few weeks, they checked her over and could not find any problems so because of her age they put it down to the menopause which she does not feel is the problem. my mum is in her 50's and still has reg periods that last a week.
they also said it could be stress related - another favourite
she sits for hours on the phone (runs business) with her legs crossed and does not exercise except front door to car so after cutting down and taking walks with the medicatiom they slowly went down. they are back to normal now.
i would go to your gp and get checked over, if they cant find a problem then you should try taking walks and when at home sit with your feet up on cushions or a chair, slightly higher than your pelvis to drain the fluid. Dont sit with them crossed or tucked under the chair.
if you develop a pain in the back of you calf or feel breathless i would got a&e to make sure if you not developed a blood clot.

Mum2OneAndBump · 13/10/2005 18:31

No i am sorry but i have to agree the docs DO NOT KNOW BEST, honestly i would really get another opinion or at least a blood test and see what the outcome is then.

noddyholder · 13/10/2005 18:32

You shouldn't really raise your legs up until you know its not your heart though Have you been ill at all recently like the last few weeks?

lovecloud · 13/10/2005 18:34

Call NHS direct 0856 46 47

they will talk you through lots of questions - i always find them great and more informative than my gp.

lovecloud · 13/10/2005 18:34

sorry 0845 46 47

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trace2 · 13/10/2005 19:18

thanks ladies, just dont know what to do, because theres no pain or anything mybe its a kind of depression or something,

i have put about 3 stone on in the last 3 years so mybe my body car'nt cope.

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Ulysees · 13/10/2005 19:28

have to agree with the others trace, gps don't always know best so please don't be fobbed off. Go and see another gp if you can and get a second opinion. Don't agree it's your weight either.

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trace2 · 13/10/2005 19:35

yo've all been a great surport, but i would know if i was really ill would'nt i?

sorry for all this just so mixed up, my feet hurt like hell, and feel red hot.

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nailpolish · 13/10/2005 19:36

it could be your circulation needs checked out?

trace, you really need to do something more about this. youve been worrying about it since 930 this morning

Ulysees · 13/10/2005 19:43

nhs direct - swollen ankles

puff · 13/10/2005 19:48

trace, I put on 8 stone in 4 years (since lost 6 of it) - my feet did not swell up like your seem to have.

If it were me, I'd go down to A&E - don't bother telling them about the gp appointment. I'm no doctor, but very surprised she/he doesn't think it warrants further investigation.

HappyMumof2 · 13/10/2005 19:52

Message withdrawn

misdee · 13/10/2005 19:53

try pressing your finger tips into your legs, if they leave an indentation then they is a lot of fluid there.

noddyholder · 13/10/2005 20:01

agree go to a and e and say they have suddenly got worse they will investigate it I am not a doctor but don't think its weight gain fluid is not fat

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trace2 · 13/10/2005 20:05

misdee yes it does, just talked to dh he says i need second opinion just fed up with gps says everything comes down to weight, talk about loseing confidance.

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Ulysees · 13/10/2005 20:06

I've come across the odd gp who I wouldn't trust with my goldfish. They seemed to be on another planet!

LadySherlockofLGJ · 13/10/2005 20:13

Go to A&E.

I am too tired to post my story, but when I was in hospital the midwife told me I was fine,Wrong I ended up in intensive care and they took 4 count 'em 4 litres of fluid off my lungs.

Your situation does not sound as serious, but please go now to A&E.

Ulysees · 13/10/2005 20:19

u still there trace? think it's a resounding go to a&e or at least back to a gp.

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trace2 · 13/10/2005 20:25

yer still here, will see how i am in morning if no better will go to a& e, am not usually this bad, so which thread do we read and talk to take my mind od this

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Ulysees · 13/10/2005 20:28

u haven't said beckham or owen yet? Think I'm a tad obsessed

nailpolish · 13/10/2005 21:10

sherlock

trace, why not go now

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trace2 · 14/10/2005 10:25

well ladies only had two hours sleep, because ds been scatching alnight, also have not stoped weeing and they seamed to have down a little, but willn let everyone know how i go,thanks again everybody.

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trace2 · 14/10/2005 10:33

misdee how your dh ? just read your thread, i feel a wimp compared to what you and dh has gone through

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Nbg · 14/10/2005 10:34

You've just been on your hols haven't you trace?