hi does anyone else get swollen ankles, feet and lower legs and add in itching and small blister . Thank you

[Dory10]

swollen itchy ankles

[Blue-52]

hi,

Do you suffer with water retention??

[Dory10 in reply to Blue-52]

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..

[Blue-52 in reply to Dory10]

Has any blood test been done, for your kidney function?, and urine test?, it does sound like water retention.

[Dory10 in reply to Blue-52]

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

[Blue-52 in reply to Dory10]

It’s a strange one, isn’t it, possibly meds may be, I saw you said your legs gored, so it might be worth checking with your doctor, about compression tights?. I wish you luck.

[CheetieCat]

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 😂

[Dory10 in reply to CheetieCat]

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.

[Smilesalot in reply to CheetieCat]

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 🤗🤗🤗

[CheetieCat in reply to Smilesalot]

Ah the good old 'American Tan' 🤮😂 Honestly, the 💩 we have to go through just to get out the door! 🙄 Take Care 😘

[Dory10 in reply to CheetieCat]

That’s made me smile thanks and I will you too x

[DavidCB]

The itching I can relate to, I'm moisturising these areas esp / skin to help with this on dr advice.

[Dory10 in reply to DavidCB]

I have a heavy duty emollient moisturiser from GP but the itching seems continuous

[Fibrooh]

If you are taking amlodipine for your BP that can cause swollen ankles for some people.

[Dory10]

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

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer]

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

[Dory10 in reply to Yassytina]

Thanks I saw him on Thursday doesn’t seem bothered by it gave me the emollient to try

[Welshcatlady]

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.

[Dory10 in reply to Welshcatlady]

Oh dear that must be hard and different shoe fittings . Sending gentle hugs x

[Welshcatlady in reply to Dory10]

Luckily it's not a huge amount of difference, so I can manage with my shoes. 😊