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@tiredoflc I just went to doc yesterday. Showed him my swelling of legs. I got no comment. Is there something you can do for the edema?

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@kyrazpollet Your doc can prescribe diuretics to help remove some of the accumulated water from your legs. I also get swelling around my ankles sporadically with LC and had to pretty much eliminate salt from my diet and increase the water that I drink. It is also important to get up and moving to help move the fluid out of your legs...and not sit for long periods of time without getting up to walk a bit. When you are laying down, prop your legs up higher than your heart to encourage the fluids to drain.

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Compression socks, diuretics
The source of the swelling needs to be determined, many doctors seem to be uninformed about Covid’s role in swelling and edema that is likely endothelial dysfunction in which the lining of the
Blood vessels is damaged and allows seepage of what should be inside the blood vessels to leak into the local tissues that causes damage and inflammation and can precipitate an autoimmune reaction. Endothelial dysfunction, microvascular dysfunction or capillary leak can be treated and best if started early using things like statins and to help for cellular repair. I’m awaiting a visit with a micro Vascular expert that I had to find on my own despite seeing five different providers at a Vascular group here and two Cardiologists. The are treatment centers at Stanford University but need to be a California resident for tx there