swollen itchy ankles
hi does anyone else get swollen ankle... - Fibromyalgia Acti...
hi does anyone else get swollen ankles, feet and lower legs and add in itching and small blister . Thank you
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hi,
Do you suffer with water retention??
hi not sure , doctor gave ma small does of water tablets as a trial they helped a bit but he gave me a 2nd ten day trial but as I have a sedentary job they made no difference to the swelling . I have controlled high BP..
Has any blood test been done, for your kidney function?, and urine test?, it does sound like water retention.
I have an annual blood test because medication can affect kidney function .there is no enzyme in blood to suggest organ failure. I haven’t had a urine test though
Hi, what's the colouring like on your lower legs/ankles? Is your veins quite distinctive like kinda bluey? Could be your circulation needs a little help?
A pillow under the bottom of your mattress can be enough of a tilt to help with swelling. Also raising your legs whenever you can higher than your hips if possible and keeping a slight bend at the knee.
Don't sit with crossed legs (I do it all the time, really bad habit) and try to move with a little walk every half hour or so if your job involves a lot of sitting in one place.
And then there's the rather fetching support stockings! They're a nightmare to get on, look bl**dy awful BUT they do actually help.
I wear mine when I know I've got a full on working day, hide them under my jeans and hope to god I don't have an accident and end up in A&E 😂
Hi thanks for your reply my skin is red when I get up but swelling does go down a little overnight. Now the skin is skin coloured now looks like I have a slight tan compared to higher up my legs. I raise my legs when I can but fibro pain gets bad in my lower back, hips and buttocks when I do . I can’t win . I am just looking at compression socks now actually. Thanks for taking your time to reply.
Lol Cheetiecat.They aren't that bad. I wore black ones for years. Now I can't get them on meh. 🙄😒😣
I wouldn't wear the skin tone ones hehehehehe.
I get fluid in my ankles but moving around helps
Good luck sweetie hugs 🤗🤗🤗
The itching I can relate to, I'm moisturising these areas esp / skin to help with this on dr advice.
If you are taking amlodipine for your BP that can cause swollen ankles for some people.
hi no I m taking 3 others but that isn’t one of them . Thank you for trying to work it out for me though
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Good too see people have replied with helpful advice, medications can cause itching and sometimes swelling of the ankles, if in doubt for a piece of mind check in again with your doctor , take care. X
Hi I suffer with swollen feet and ankles in the summer when it's hot. However I think it was last year, left foot/ankle didn't return to it's normal size when the right one did (it did reduce a bit). I saw my GP about it, and lots of tests etc carried out, and in the end he was baffled by it because the tests all came back normal. So now I have odd feet and ankles! Don't know if it is Fibro related though. I itch all over at times.