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Re: Foot Swelling
From: anonc (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 02:02:19 -0600 (CST)
My foot swelling was due to the pcos. for whatever reason, i retained
fluids,like, everywhere. my feet had some mild swelling and (i was not
obese) since i've been on the met and aldactone, all of the swelling is
gone! i was very pleased to see my ankle bones again...so. hope that
helps some.
At Tue, 12 Dec 2000, timber wrote:
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>I had been on hydroclorithorizine for a while because of swelling of the
>feet and ankles. The prescription was written by my GP and not written
>as a treatment for PCOS. I found out I had PCOS last month and changed
>my diet and started walking. Within a week or two of eating better and
>exercising, I stopped taking the prescription because there was only
>minor swelling and I figured I could control it w/o meds. Yesterday I
>slipped and fell on the ice and sprained my foot. When I went to the
>medical center at work today they noticed the minor swelling in my feet
>and I told them that I had discontinued taking the meds because of diet
>and exercise. They recommended that I go see my GP again. They said
>that if there is fluid retention in the feet, that there was probably
>fluid retention in the heart as well. Is water retention a symptom of
>PCOS? Any other sugggestions? I'd like to limit the meds I take.
>
>--
>timber
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