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Swollen legs made worse by foolish actions

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I have swollen legs most days due to AF and the drugs

My EP says it's a small price to pay as overall I'm doing ok my exercise tolerance is good and feel good mostly

Just had two weeks in florida and foolishly I used the hot tub a few time s and got a bit sun burn on my legs

Anyway the edema was excessive and very painful. Went to a Walgreens out there for advise of what I could use to help reduced swelling

Muscle rub 🤡 What ?

Well again I tried it now my legs are on fire painfull and difficult to walk around parks

I did get them down with rest and cooler temperatures

Never again now I need to sort myself out and minimise that happening again as my preferred holiday place ever might be at risk otherwise

Just putting this out there

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Victoria55

Muscle rub? What were they thinking! Sorry you had such a time with it all.

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Beehive1

Hope you feel better soon.

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Mike11

If you have swollen legs due to heart or drugs, try raising the bottom of your bed - a couple of pillows under the mattress works well. This causes the swelling to slowly drain away over several weeks and I felt a whole lot better so my bed has been like this for past 7 years.

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NannyChickens

I too have swollen legs. Nurse says return valves don't work so well when we get older? I have had great success with elevating legs 6 inches above heart for an hour at night. A pile of pillows does it.

Obviously thought it was muscle swelling due to inflammation not anything else!

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Hardjuice in reply tojedimasterlincoln

Believe it or not they treat heat edema using muscle rub high strength In Florida

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A-E-F

A recent post mentioned Amlodapine causing swollen ankles...but similar med, Felodapine, did not!

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Hardjuice in reply toA-E-F

I take diltyzem which does cause lower leg issues

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