Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Hi Mindy,……my Dr. seemed to think the swelling was as you read. I just thought it strange that for all these years I’ve had foot drop, and my legs have had mild swelling that it seems all of a sudden my foot/ankle should have chronic swelling now. Also only in 1 leg, if it was caused from atrophy then it would be in both legs/feet wouldn’t it? That’s why I was thinking maybe I have developed arthritis or something else because the bones/joints on top of my foot under the swelling is very painful. I know the muscles can atrophy, but I am still walking even though stiff legged, and I thought if you had increased tone the muscles didn’t atrophy? Well hopefully after the weather gets cooler I can get to the foot Dr. to find out what he says. They didn’t give me any indication that they weren’t familiar with foot drop in MS, so maybe he will be able to tell by looking at it. They have an x-ray machine you stand on, so that’s kind of cool. J Smiles, Jackie From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of mindythores Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 7:17 AM To: MSersLife Subject: Re: Foot swelling.... Foot swelling is not uncommon in MS patients. As your leg muscles weaken (atrophy) they can't sustain the strength to move the body fluids so ankles swell, etc. Best thing to do is keep your feet up. I get this several times a year and never correlated it to MS until I read an article in the MS Society's journal. Good luck. Mindy > > I am so sick of resting!! Now I am a captive of my house because of the dang > heat!! But... my cold is on its way out. Still a little stuffy, but not like > it was. Guess its good I stayed in. > > > > My right foot has been dropped for many years now, and I never had any > problems with swelling, and now it is staying that way all the time. I don't > know what changed. I am wracking my brain to try and remember if Max stepped > on it with his clod hopper paws, and cause an injury, or if there is > Arthritis setting in? If its from my heart stuff, or blocked lymph fluid? So > I called a foot dr hoping he could take some x-rays and help me figure out > why the swelling won't go down. It goes down some, but when its at its worse > it hurts and is pitting. > > Thanks for asking! > > Hugs, Jackie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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