Guest guest Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Since being in the hospital my husband's ankles and feet have become very swollen. His stomach is also very swollen and distended. It started after he went in the hospital on Monday and has continued to worsen each day. They said they were going to do an ultrasound on his legs to ensure that he did not have blood clots. However, they didn't do that yet. My husband says he feels short of breath from the pressure of his belly. The doctors said perhaps he is retaining fluid and he needs a diuretic, but they haven't given him any. I know that the onc nurse always asks him each week if he has any swelling in his feet or ankles. I know this must mean something, but I don't know what. Anyone have any information? I don't have a lot of time for research these days. Getting ready to go to the hospital again. Also, the new and improved stent in his liver is leaking like the first one. Is this common? Does it typically leak around the incission site? One nurse said it could be the Ascites? I don't know a lot about this either except that it can be drained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 , Is your husband on iv fluids? When Ron was in hospital the last time he swelled up, and when we got him home hospice lowered the iv fluids and then eventually took it off completely and all the swelling disappeared. Its just a thought. tammy Question about swelling Since being in the hospital my husband's ankles and feet have become very swollen. His stomach is also very swollen and distended. It started after he went in the hospital on Monday and has continued to worsen each day. They said they were going to do an ultrasound on his legs to ensure that he did not have blood clots. However, they didn't do that yet. My husband says he feels short of breath from the pressure of his belly. The doctors said perhaps he is retaining fluid and he needs a diuretic, but they haven't given him any. I know that the onc nurse always asks him each week if he has any swelling in his feet or ankles. I know this must mean something, but I don't know what. Anyone have any information? I don't have a lot of time for research these days. Getting ready to go to the hospital again. Also, the new and improved stent in his liver is leaking like the first one. Is this common? Does it typically leak around the incission site? One nurse said it could be the Ascites? I don't know a lot about this either except that it can be drained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 : My husband had similar symptoms and did turn out to have a blood clot in one leg. They gave him heparin/coumadin for the blood clot. (The fact that your husband has swelling in both legs makes me think that it may not be from a blood clot, but from the abdominal retention of fluid.) My husband did have ascites. In addition to taking spirolactine(sp?)pills(diuretic), he would have paracentesis (needle aspiration of the abdominal fluid) every month or so for about 9 months to relieve the build up of fluid. Although he did not look forward to the procedure, he got used to it because he felt so much better for several weeks as a result of it. Sometimes after the paracentesis, the ascites does not come back at all or does not come back as soon as it did with my husband's. After having one bad experience with the procedure, with a " beginner " , I insisted that he have the procedure done by a full fledged professional with a lot of experience with it. This made a big difference. They would usually take out about 3-4 liters of fluid. One time they took out too much and, as a result, his blood pressure began to drop, so they then had to give him IV hydration for a couple of hours before he could come home. All the best, Amie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Yes, he is and on antibiotics. Since there were several things that could have contributed, I think things will change as some things are ruled out. > , > Is your husband on iv fluids? When Ron was in hospital the last time he swelled up, and when we got him home hospice lowered the iv fluids and then eventually took it off completely and all the swelling disappeared. > Its just a thought. > tammy > Question about swelling > > > Since being in the hospital my husband's ankles and feet have become > very swollen. His stomach is also very swollen and distended. It > started after he went in the hospital on Monday and has continued to > worsen each day. They said they were going to do an ultrasound on > his legs to ensure that he did not have blood clots. However, they > didn't do that yet. My husband says he feels short of breath from > the pressure of his belly. The doctors said perhaps he is retaining > fluid and he needs a diuretic, but they haven't given him any. I > know that the onc nurse always asks him each week if he has any > swelling in his feet or ankles. I know this must mean something, > but I don't know what. Anyone have any information? I don't have a > lot of time for research these days. Getting ready to go to the > hospital again. > > Also, the new and improved stent in his liver is leaking like the > first one. Is this common? Does it typically leak around the > incission site? One nurse said it could be the Ascites? I don't > know a lot about this either except that it can be drained. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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