Re: mary erractic bp and swelling feet

[Guest guest]

mary,

my dad 70 has erractic blood pressure and hearty arrthymias sp?? especially

durig his parkinsonian symptoms, the cardiologist discovred this when daddy

was hosp in may. we have tried many things for the swelling of the feet, i dont

remember what the word is for this but i will describe it and have one of our

nurses tell us the medical terms, dads heart can pump blood to his legs and

arms, but the veins cannot transport blood back up out of legs and that is

why his feet swell.

so we tried keeping his feet elevated but he couldnt stand that not even for

just 15 minutes 3-4 times a day ,so i put lotion on his legs whenever he lets

me, i try several times a day but often it might be several days before he

lets me, but i notice that the more restless his legs are at night the less

swollen his legs so i guess there is a positive reason for restless leg

syndrome.

thought this info might help. sharon m

a smile a day keeps the meanies away!!!

[Guest guest]

patti, i have tried those ted hose myself but dad wont wear them, lol hey

they are hose, i dont wear panty hose, i am not joe namath after all, i

giggled at his response. i had forgotten about joe namath doing panty hose

commercial. lol sharon m

a smile a day keeps the meanies away!!!

[Guest guest]

I have the same condition with the swelling in the legs. Have you

tried those miserable TED hose. I do find they help when I wear

them...Hugs...Patti

> mary,

> my dad 70 has erractic blood pressure and hearty arrthymias sp??

especially

> durig his parkinsonian symptoms, the cardiologist discovred this

when daddy

> was hosp in may. we have tried many things for the swelling of the

feet, i dont

> remember what the word is for this but i will describe it and have

one of our

> nurses tell us the medical terms, dads heart can pump blood to

his legs and

> arms, but the veins cannot transport blood back up out of legs and

that is

> why his feet swell.

> so we tried keeping his feet elevated but he couldnt stand that not

even for

> just 15 minutes 3-4 times a day ,so i put lotion on his legs

whenever he lets

> me, i try several times a day but often it might be several days

before he

> lets me, but i notice that the more restless his legs are at night

the less

> swollen his legs so i guess there is a positive reason for restless

leg syndrome.

> thought this info might help. sharon m

> a smile a day keeps the meanies away!!!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sharon-

My mother's legs also swelled from edema starting with her ankles

and going halfway up to her knee. A vascular surgeon suggested

wrapping her legs snuggly with Ace bandages starting from the foot

and going up to just below the knee. The bandage should be very

snug, but not too tight. This helped a lot and relieved the pain,

which he said was caused by the edema stretching the skin. This leg-

wrapping is a common treatment, used especially for people with

diabetes who have swelling and poor circulation in the legs. This

might help.

Kathy S.

[Guest guest]

Sharon that is sooo funny. I had forgotten about that also. But they

do help. It is just they are so hot and uncomfrotable I won't wear

them unless the swelling is really bad. Personally I never liked

Panty hose either, but did wear them when I had to. Have you tried

the kneehigh ones I have had alot of men that would wear them as they

are more like mens knee high socks worn under boots....Hugs...Patti

> patti, i have tried those ted hose myself but dad wont wear them,

lol hey

> they are hose, i dont wear panty hose, i am not joe namath after

all, i

> giggled at his response. i had forgotten about joe namath doing

panty hose

> commercial. lol sharon m

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> a smile a day keeps the meanies away!!!

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