Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 I no longer have the puffy ankles.. I go that one licked.. it's that hard stuff.. the red and shinny, when it's irritated... and when you press it it turns white for a bit.. than back to reddish... and the larger, most noticeable patch on the left shin feels warm to the touch... Topper () On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:52:16 +0100 " Sheila " writes: > Hi > > You CAN do something about pitting odema. I have had this for years > but I now keep it under control by taking Co-Amilozide. The slight > problem with this though is that it makes me Weeeeeee Weeeeee in > the early hours of the morning. Not too much of a problem though > because with my Melatonin, I just seem to float out of my bed, do a > wee, float back and drop into a lovely sleep again. I used to take > Frucimide, WOW, that was too powerful. I was going every half hour > but only during the morning and the rest of the day, hardly > anything. > > You will be overjoyed when you wake the following morning with slim > ankles. I used to get slight odema in my wrists and puffiness > around my eyes and face. > > My sister has the other type of odema in her ankles that does not > pit and is bright red and shiny. Does anybody know if there is > anything that can be done about this one? > > Luv - Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Topper, I haven't had problems with swelling(except when I'm on my feet a lot) but I am getting the red and shiny stuff on the top of the toes on one foot ( ? ) What's up with that? Anybody? > I no longer have the puffy ankles.. I go that one licked.. it's that hard > stuff.. the red and shinny, when it's irritated... and when you press it > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Hi, Topper, I just got a chance to read this. I have the " red, shiny stuff " , but I also have puffy ankles. I am guessing that the ankles are due to a too-low dose of Armour, but I am about to increase my dose. BTW, did I mention that the Cytomel did not work well? I think it is because it does not enter the system as slowly as with Armour. It is a " jolt " and I wasn't pleased with that at all... Does anyone know what that " shiny, red edema " is and what to do about it? The only thing I have heard about it is that it is related to a low Potassium level. I have prescription strength Potassium to take (family doctor gives this to me every summer) so will be starting that and a tiny dose of Lasix for what he calls, " Summer Edema " , but this year it never went away... Dianne At 05:47 AM 4/29/04, you wrote: >I no longer have the puffy ankles.. I go that one licked.. it's that hard >stuff.. the red and shinny, when it's irritated... and when you press it >it turns white for a bit.. than back to reddish... and the larger, most >noticeable patch on the left shin feels warm to the touch... > >Topper () ---------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.672 / Virus Database: 434 - Release Date: 4/28/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 (((((((((Dianne))))))))) That type of edema is what I have been suffering with off and on for awhile. And then for me it lead to my ulcers on my legs and eventually those recent hospital stays. I have been told that this red shiny type is indicative of hypothyroidism. Hugs Feisty Re: Edema > Hi, Topper, > > I just got a chance to read this. I have the " red, shiny stuff " , > but I also have puffy ankles. I am guessing that the ankles are due to a > too-low dose of Armour, but I am about to increase my dose. BTW, did I > mention that the Cytomel did not work well? I think it is because it does > not enter the system as slowly as with Armour. It is a " jolt " and I wasn't > pleased with that at all... > > Does anyone know what that " shiny, red edema " is and what to do > about it? The only thing I have heard about it is that it is related to a > low Potassium level. I have prescription strength Potassium to take > (family doctor gives this to me every summer) so will be starting that and > a tiny dose of Lasix for what he calls, " Summer Edema " , but this year it > never went away... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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