water retention in a flare up

[Guest guest]

Hello, Rebeca.

Im allways read the post,Im the lady who have vasculitis and some times

EN,I have a question, when I have a flare up my legs are swelling but I

have edema to,[water retention]

I use support stockings and help,I try to massage my leg every night

only a minute and hope that this help me ,

but I notice when I have water retention, my flare worse.

I talk to my Dr and he give me diuretics, that I use with precaution

Im not a good water drinking,but I make my best effort.

if some En suffer has the same experience,please let me know,

thank you ta

my best wishes for all,

[Guest guest]

Yes, I blow up like a balloon, I get vasculitis in my lower legs, along with my sarcoid, and the ever present en.....with warm weather getting here, they are always worse...I take Maxide 12.5, and that seems to help some, some times I feel so bloated you could launch a ship off my butt!!!! Krisjulietta wrote: Hello, Rebeca.Im allways read the post,Im the lady who have vasculitis and some times EN,I have a question, when I have a flare up my legs are swelling but I have edema

to,[water retention] I use support stockings and help,I try to massage my leg every night only a minute and hope that this help me ,but I notice when I have water retention, my flare worse.I talk to my Dr and he give me diuretics, that I use with precautionIm not a good water drinking,but I make my best effort.if some En suffer has the same experience,please let me know,thank you tamy best wishes for all,

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[Guest guest]

Hi tta,

The only part of your program I question is the massage of the legs

[unless that is specific for vasculitis]. I agree that we need to get

the circulation to move the excessive fluids from the legs, but in my

own experience massage made my EN much worse. So I touch the legs as

little as possible. The best elevation for me is high above the heart

level when I am laying down. I use a large balance ball on the sofa

and it works well. Amazingly I can even fall asleep in that position.

Well, to be honest, I have always been able to sleep well. I slept for

22 hours straight after my last final exam in college.

I hope everyone is feeling better! I just woke up and my leg is much

improved over night. My fever is down to normal and no malaise ;-)

Arturo will be here soon to start to work on the attic. I think I will

do a teeny bit of planting in the backyard. I can do it while sitting

in a chair.

Happy Weekend, Everyone!

Love,

idio. EN '68

[Guest guest]

julietta,

check with doc on taking this:

aldactazide tabs....generic: spironolactone & hctz tabs

works wonders for me, is CHEAP! and not the risks of most diuretics!!

jeff,

pg,

cd

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> Hello, Rebeca.

> Im allways read the post,Im the lady who have vasculitis and some

times

> EN,I have a question, when I have a flare up my legs are swelling

but I

> have edema to,[water retention]

> I use support stockings and help,I try to massage my leg every

night

> only a minute and hope that this help me ,

> but I notice when I have water retention, my flare worse.

> I talk to my Dr and he give me diuretics, that I use with precaution

> Im not a good water drinking,but I make my best effort.

> if some En suffer has the same experience,please let me know,

> thank you ta

> my best wishes for all,

>