Comments on: Swollen Feet – Risk Factors, Prevention And Causes

By: axat

axat — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:59:25 +0000

“”””””help please””””‘
bumps or reddish skin knot or swellon itchy was formed on my mothers lower leg now today around 15 days it has travelled upto theigh.previously around 30 days her feets were swellon very much.what should we do

previously her eosinophil count was high and now wbc count is high

By: Victor Smida

Victor Smida — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:01:40 +0000

Hi Stacy, apart from an allergy, the symptoms you have may be caused by an autoimmune disease that affects your connective tissue. There are many diseases that can also give symptoms similar to yours, but I think it could be morphea, a disease that affects your skin and subcutaneous tissue by the appearance of indurated plaques, accompanied by fluid-filled blisters, that can occur on any part of the body (hands, legs, head, chest, abdomen, back). Other symptoms that can be found in this disease are dyspnea, cranial nerve paralysis, headache, trigeminal neuralgia (this nerve innervates an important part of the facial skin and facial muscles) and muscular weakness. In this disease, most often blood tests are normal, or may be a slight eosinophilia, and ECG and radiological examinations are normal. I would recommend you to go to a specialist in rheumatology. I know that you don’t have a medical insurance and this consultation could cost you very much and for this reason I want to tell you that this was may first suspicion when I read your comments and I am not a doctor yet, I am a 4th year medical student, so I might not be right. I want you to inform, as much as you can, about this disease, called morphea and other connective tissue diseases, because I don’t want you to go to the specialist and find out you had an exaggerated allergic reaction, because I understand your situation with your medical insurance. I wish you all the best, Victor Smida

By: Stacy L. Mangan

Stacy L. Mangan — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:12:50 +0000

Hi, Thank You very much for getting back to me. To my knowledge I have not come into contact with anything new or different. I do not drink or do drugs, I do smoke about half pack of cigarettes a day and have not switched brands. The one thing I have changed is I have been dieting rather hard(starving myself)for about 5-6 weeks now and am positive I am not getting the amount of calories or vitamins my body needs. I also woke up about 6-7 weeks ago and I had a spot, the length of my left eyebrow, that was numb and the numbness receded back to the crown of my scalp. It was very strange as I do not remember falling or hitting my head on anything. I have noticed within the last 3-4 hours the left side of my face is tingling and has a slight slump downwards and the left scalp is getting goosebumps. Also my lips started turning purple yesterday but only in the corners and tonight around 11 I noticed the purple is now lined all the way around my lips on the outside as if a woman who lines her lips with an lipstick pencil. I’m going to laydown now and I hope I wake up, but you have made me feel a little better that it is possibly an allergic reaction. I don’t think you will ever know how much I appreciate you replying, it means alot to me. Thank You so much and Goodluck with your residency, Stacy L. Mangan

By: Riciu Andrei

Riciu Andrei — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:30:09 +0000

Are you allergic to something? As any irritant such as a chemical or a certain plant to which you are overly sensitive? Before the swelling and the lumps did you came into contact with something that might be considered an allergen (substance that can trigger an allergic reaction)?

The common causes of swollen feet are chronic venous insufficiency (which the Doppler exam ruled out), congestive heart failure (which your EKG test ruled out), lymphedema that can be caused by – lymphedema tarda, an infection – ruled out by your blood tests, cancer or radition therapy. Personally I to believe that it is an exaggerated allergic reaction. Also I must inform you that I am not a doctor yet, I am a 4th year medical stundent.
If you have further questions or details to add , I am here to help you as much as i can. Best Regards, Riciu Andrei

By: Stacy L. Mangan

Stacy L. Mangan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:16:46 +0000

PSS- My face is also red and hot this morning(8/24/2011) and I have had EXTREME dizziness for 3 days now. A kind of dizzy I have never felt!

By: Stacy L. Mangan

Stacy L. Mangan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:10:17 +0000

Hi, please help!!! I am a 43 year old woman who has been laid-off for almost a year now. With no medical insurance this problem feels as if it will be the death of me as I am unable to get any help or diagnosis.
It started with swollen feet, ankles and lower legs. On the 3rd night they became bright red, hot and EXTREMELY PAINFUL, unable to bare weight on my feet. The redness/hotness was better in the morning but that night returned with a vengeance and I went to the ER. After blood test an x-ray of the chest(Iwas experiencing shortness of breath)and a doppler ultra-sound on my left leg(I had developed a large lump,size of a baseball) all were negative and my vitals were good and I was sent home. Now 5 days of swelling and almost 3 days of pain, night redness&pain/lump I am developing more lumps at an alarming rate. The 6th day I awake(after not much sleep due to pain) and I now have fluid filled lumps all over my body and the lumps are causing bruising now, my hands are now inflammed and red as well. I return to the ER where they do more lab work and an EKG. All test come back normal and my vitals are good so I am sent home. I woke this morning( 7 days now), only 1 new lump, hands are red and so very painful and I can barely walk. Any ideas besides hitting the lottery so I am able to go to a doctor because I’m not sure how much more I can take. I am almost positive I will not survive this(could be over re-acting)but any suggestions on what to do to relieve any of this or a possible diagnosis? I know there are 100’s, oh and I have not had a fever.
Thank You in advance, Stacy L. Mangan

PS- I am noticing a slight problem with swallowing and my voice changing.