Last evening and this morning, I thought it would be a good idea to put my symtoms into a 'symptom checker' online. Wrong!!!!!
I think this was a bit mistake. My problem (other than shortness of breath) is swollen feet and toes that resemble sausages.
After answering the online questions as well as I could, I had a diagnosis of 'Hep C' or 'Cirrhosis'. I'm sitting here (writing to you) and thinking OMG!!!!!!!!!!
I am due to go to see my GP in a few days. Do I make myself look an absolute idiot by suggesting that I have destroyed my liver or saying that I may have Hep C or should I keep my mouth shut?
I think a drink is in order (lol).
Annec
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Have the bottle it won't make any odds now I think if you had hep c and cirrhosis of the liver we wouldn't be calling you Pepsi, more like the yellow peril, haha! Swollen toes could be a bit of water retention.
I'd suggest telling the Doc you suffer from Insanity - for using an online symptom checker in the first place. You should only use those things when if you already suffer from hypochondria !
I've had the swollen feet and ankle (just the left ankle) for over a month now and it is sooooooo painful. I did see the Doc a couple of weeks ago - I was in the surgery for about two hours!!!!!!!!!
I didn't get a diagnosis but I did have photos of my feet put on the computer(!??!?!).
It's my left foot and left hand that's swollen. Perhaps I've got what you have too .... Hep C or Cirrhosis .... ???? Now, I think I can rule out cirrhosis, as I don't drink very often, and I certainly wasn't a wild child when I was younger .... oh, bother, I have had a very dull life! What a waste!!!
You're lucky your doc took a piccy of your tootsies - mine brushed my swollen hand and foot aside....so it can't be anything important...
Swollen tootsies and feet are painful - bless x Photos on the computer eh? Hmmmmmmm - would ask about that! Above all, don't panic Mrs Mannering - brave the docs again and take a book this time or sing out loud, they will get you in much quicker to see a doctor then (unless you can sing well in which case they will leave you longer as you will be entertaining the other poorly people)
Hiya Pepsi. I have suffered swollen feet and ankles for 7/8 years, mainly in my right leg And no, I am not pregnant. I take 2 Furesemide water tablets every morning and it keeps it under control. Might be worth asking your doc for some. Love, as always, from Bobby xxx
PS Why have you got four feet? Are the little ones reserves?
Hi Pepsicoley - You did make me smile - that is just me. Put all the symptoms in and come up with a diagnosis I had not even thought of!!! I would ask the doctor though. Are you on any medication for high blood pressure - my husband has just been diagnosed (yesterday) with high blood pressure and the Doc warned us that the medication he is on can sometimes cause swollen feet?
Do ask the Doctor - at least he might put your mind at rest! Take good care TAD xx
I get the swollen feet and hands on a regular basis, diauretics didnt work for me so my doc told me to basically get on with it!
When my boys were little, after taking them to school, myself and a few other mums used to go for a coffee and the lady in the cafe used to have a bowl of cool water and a tea towel ready for me to soak my hands in to try and bring the swelling down bless her!
Don't make suggestions or they will label you as a hypochondriac. I nearly lost my temper with a nurse because I let it slip that I was researching my Barretts Esophagus and she accused me of being "one of those" so I snapped at her and said, Oh you are one of THOSE. ..." I have several ilnesses and I wanted to choke her. It seems nurses and docs do not enjoy patients with multiple illnesses.
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I think if you had hep c and cirrhosis of the liver we wouldn't be calling you Pepsi, more like the yellow peril, haha! Swollen toes could be a bit of water retention. 
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