Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Especially if the swelling is hard (the leg is hard, and the skin doesn't dent in when you press with a finger), it's a symptom of Hashimoto's (an autoimmune thyriod disorder). There is not a lot of information on hard edema (as opposed to pitting edema, the finger-dent kind). Not much helps it, unfortunately. The only thing I could find out about it is that it appears to come and go, and is associated with Hashimoto's. ruthi1950 <ruth@...> wrote:I've been on the thyroid hormones (a mixture of thyroxine and T3) for about 4 months. In the last month or two my legs have started to swell. My doctor says its fluid, that I have none of the indications of any of the normal causes of fluid in the legs and therefore she thinks its a side effect of the treatment. Has anyone ever encountered this, and did you find a solution? Its only mildly uncomfortable but very unsightly, and upsetting for the woman who used to model shoes because her legs (but not the rest of her) were so good! Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 my moms is indented kind its kinda gross or creepy anyway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interstitial-Cystitis www.misskimberly.com Re: Swollen legs > Especially if the swelling is hard (the leg is hard, and the skin doesn't dent in when you press with a finger), it's a symptom of Hashimoto's (an autoimmune thyriod disorder). There is not a lot of information on hard edema (as opposed to pitting edema, the finger-dent kind). Not much helps it, unfortunately. The only thing I could find out about it is that it appears to come and go, and is associated with Hashimoto's. > > ruthi1950 <ruth@...> wrote:I've been on the thyroid hormones (a mixture of thyroxine and T3) > for about 4 months. In the last month or two my legs have started to > swell. My doctor says its fluid, that I have none of the indications > of any of the normal causes of fluid in the legs and therefore she > thinks its a side effect of the treatment. > > Has anyone ever encountered this, and did you find a solution? Its > only mildly uncomfortable but very unsightly, and upsetting for the > woman who used to model shoes because her legs (but not the rest of > her) were so good! > > Ruth > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 I think adrenal hormones like DHEA and cortisol would help a great deal, but your doc won't know this. Gracia > Especially if the swelling is hard (the leg is hard, and the skin doesn't dent in when you press with a finger), it's a symptom of Hashimoto's (an autoimmune thyriod disorder). There is not a lot of information on hard edema (as opposed to pitting edema, the finger-dent kind). Not much helps it, unfortunately. The only thing I could find out about it is that it appears to come and go, and is associated with Hashimoto's. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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