I have followed this community for a long time but rarely post. However, I am hoping someone can help me. I was diagnosed 17 years ago and had DBS on my left side to control my tremor in my right arm/hand in 2010. I am scheduled for DBS on June 3rd to make my symptoms on the left side behave.
The swelling in my legs is terrible. The vision of myself in the mirror reminds me of hippo legs-they are the same size at the ankle and the knee and every inch in between. I have been told to prop them up, wear support hose, drink no carbonated drinks and drink water, add lemon to my water, and get rid of my mirrors.
My doctor recently prescribed 20 mg of Furosemide 20mg 1x daily. After 3 weeks I don’t see a difference. What is the cause of this and is there anything I can do short of wearing long pants or a full scuba suit instead of a swimsuit??
Here is my current daily meds-Furosemide 20 mg 1x daily, Synthroid 0.175 mg 1x daily,
Rasagiline 1mg 1x daily, Venlafaxine ER 75mg 1x daily, Pramipexole 0.5mg 2tablets
3xdaily and 2 tablets at bedtime. The Pramipexole was recently reduced from 2tablets
4x daily.
I also have gained 50 lbs since having my throid was treated with radioactive iodine 17 years ago.
I really hope someone can help before I pack my jeans, sweatshirts, support hose,etc...for my week sailing in the BVI.
HELP