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Swollen feet and ankles

Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 12 8:39am | Replies (112)

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@notmoff

@ray666 - I'm a 80 year old woman with new uncomfortable swelling of left foot & ankle. My internist ordered a pelvic ultrasound, suggesting my tendency to grow lipomas might have caused it. She also rx 10 mg/am of Lasix.
Another possible culprit is my varicose veins from chronic constipation (tortuous colon and adhesions). @john bishop's mentioning possible "congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and liver disease" weren't discussed.
Levothyroxine has a possible side effect of heart problems with edema but I've used it for about 35 years and the edema is new.
I hope everyone's ideas result in some good solutions for you and others.

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Hello, @notmoff

What has puzzled my doctors––and why they have ruled out several possible causes of my swelling––is I have no pain and no varicose veins, just the swelling. I believe what made my primary give serious consideration to the Amlodipine as the culprit is my swelling first appeared not long after I started taking the Amlodipine.

Good luck––and good health––to us all!
Ray (@ray666)