kimpossible67
06-17-2008, 09:26 PM
Of course I'm going to blame it on the MS but I'll ask anyway. Does anyone get swelling in the ankles and feet? Last week I noticed my left ankle was swelling, then the right. The left was worse than the right but it got really bad, kind of like sticking your finger in playdough and the print stays as does the dough. Left ankle got so bad that I had no definition between the bottom of my ankle into my foot. Then it went away for a few days and now it's back. Tops of my feet are swollen and it looks and feels yucky.
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MSJayhawk
06-17-2008, 11:23 PM
Rather than MS, you might need to see a doctor about lasik for the fluid removal. My Dad gets similar fluid build-up. His doctor has him rest in the recliner with his ankles above the level of his heart. If this is not successful after a day, he has to take lasiks.
Snoopy61
06-18-2008, 02:21 AM
There are different reasons for swelling. You might consider seeing your PCP.
Some reasons for swelling: MS, dehydration, Diabetes, weight gain, heat, inactivity, too much salt/sodium in your diet but sometimes there is no answer to the swelling.
Some reasons for swelling: MS, dehydration, Diabetes, weight gain, heat, inactivity, too much salt/sodium in your diet but sometimes there is no answer to the swelling.
Canadian gal
06-18-2008, 11:12 AM
There are different reasons for swelling. You might consider seeing your PCP.
Some reasons for swelling: MS, dehydration, Diabetes, weight gain, heat, inactivity, too much salt/sodium in your diet but sometimes there is no answer to the swelling.
I agree with Snoopy.
It could be any number of reasons, including related to the MS.
Cherie
Some reasons for swelling: MS, dehydration, Diabetes, weight gain, heat, inactivity, too much salt/sodium in your diet but sometimes there is no answer to the swelling.
I agree with Snoopy.
It could be any number of reasons, including related to the MS.
Cherie
MSNik
06-18-2008, 09:47 PM
Kim, silly thought but do you favor the leg, or drag the foot, where you notice the most swelling? ever since my MS started, I have problems with my wrists, and YES I definately do not have the same ability with my left hand, as I do with my right...my left hand is useless most of the time, my fingers are completely useless and guess what? My left wrist is almost always swollen, as are my fingers on that hand....connected? No one seems to be able to give me a straight answer..but I have had everything checked from blood to dehydration to you name it...no significant weight changes in ten years, and I only weigh 110 lbs...no salt in my diet besides the usual- I dont add it to anything- and no answers from my blood work...just wondering if possibly this is an MS thing- or a symtom from MS related issues...
Hope you feel better soon. Remember, elevate, ice and hydrate..start there and follow up with your doc for further evaluation...
hugs,
Nikki
Hope you feel better soon. Remember, elevate, ice and hydrate..start there and follow up with your doc for further evaluation...
hugs,
Nikki
kimpossible67
06-19-2008, 08:38 AM
Thanks, Jayhawk. I had been doing alot more activity than normal. A lot of yardwork, getting up of off the ground. Standing for many hours. I'm not sure the reason but thank you for your suggestions.
kimpossible67
06-19-2008, 08:40 AM
Thanks, Snoopy. I can't really find much on the net that discusses MS and edema. I really need to go see my neuro, I guess. Ugh, I hate having no insurance :(
kimpossible67
06-19-2008, 08:41 AM
Thanks, Cherie. Like I said, I can't find much in regards to MS and swelling (edema).
kimpossible67
06-19-2008, 08:52 AM
Hey Nik, how's it going? Actually I had scope surgery on my left knee a couple of years ago and the knee is killing me, so yes, I'am favoring my left leg (knee). I really watched my salt intake and it didn't seem to do much for the swelling. I come from a Mother with hypertension and kidney disease, so I do watch my salt and I can't tolerate much of it, anyway. Thank you for your reply :)
I really have to wonder about my knee. I had surgery for plica band, to have it repaired. After the simple surgery (2005) my knee atrophied and stayed frozen in the same spot for 2 months. I couldn't lock it in place. After pt and then a cortizone shot, it finally cooperated. Doc figured it irritated arthritis in there, the reason for the atrophy.
I think now, it was MS. The pain was HORRIBLE.
Now, the same pain is returning. Plica band is the (mine) band on the side of the kneecap, on the inside of the knee. I have no pain there but just an ache and stiffness in general. It isn't localized, is what I'm trying to say.
Often, I get shooting pain on the backside of my knee. It doesn't make sense to me.
Am I off base for thinking this may have been MS all along? There were no MRI's taken for dx. Just an x-ray.
Now when I lay down, I can't lay with my leg straight out. I have to bend and turn my leg, so my my knee kind of falls off the edge of the bed. By morning, I can't get my leg to extend so the back of my knee is flat against the bed.
Trying to get it up and locked back is SO painful.
Then there are days, it doesn't hurt at all.
I don't understand it.
I really have to wonder about my knee. I had surgery for plica band, to have it repaired. After the simple surgery (2005) my knee atrophied and stayed frozen in the same spot for 2 months. I couldn't lock it in place. After pt and then a cortizone shot, it finally cooperated. Doc figured it irritated arthritis in there, the reason for the atrophy.
I think now, it was MS. The pain was HORRIBLE.
Now, the same pain is returning. Plica band is the (mine) band on the side of the kneecap, on the inside of the knee. I have no pain there but just an ache and stiffness in general. It isn't localized, is what I'm trying to say.
Often, I get shooting pain on the backside of my knee. It doesn't make sense to me.
Am I off base for thinking this may have been MS all along? There were no MRI's taken for dx. Just an x-ray.
Now when I lay down, I can't lay with my leg straight out. I have to bend and turn my leg, so my my knee kind of falls off the edge of the bed. By morning, I can't get my leg to extend so the back of my knee is flat against the bed.
Trying to get it up and locked back is SO painful.
Then there are days, it doesn't hurt at all.
I don't understand it.
Missjay1977
06-19-2008, 11:01 AM
kind of like sticking your finger in playdough and the print stays as does the dough
Kim, as you know I am not diagnosed, but this same thing has been happening to me as well. I've noticed it for about 5 months and mentioned it to the Rheum who dx'd me with the fibro. She didn't really say anything about it so I don't know what its from. I've been making a conscieous effort to drink more water but I can't really notice a difference. I had to start wearing footies instead of sox because the indent by the end of the day was getting pretty bad.
Kim, as you know I am not diagnosed, but this same thing has been happening to me as well. I've noticed it for about 5 months and mentioned it to the Rheum who dx'd me with the fibro. She didn't really say anything about it so I don't know what its from. I've been making a conscieous effort to drink more water but I can't really notice a difference. I had to start wearing footies instead of sox because the indent by the end of the day was getting pretty bad.
Canadian gal
06-19-2008, 11:26 AM
Kim,
The swelling (edema) we get with MS is internal, as in inflammation. I am not aware of anything that occurs physically, as a result of MS disease process, that can directly cause swelling. However, being sedentary does, and many of us do not have the ability to move around much.
When I am in an attack, my face gets "puffy" looking. It also feels like I am swollen, and I seem to lose my ability to use my muscles, ie. can't use my stomach muscles. I think this is just a sensation though, and it hurts so I avoid trying to do it.
Cherie
The swelling (edema) we get with MS is internal, as in inflammation. I am not aware of anything that occurs physically, as a result of MS disease process, that can directly cause swelling. However, being sedentary does, and many of us do not have the ability to move around much.
When I am in an attack, my face gets "puffy" looking. It also feels like I am swollen, and I seem to lose my ability to use my muscles, ie. can't use my stomach muscles. I think this is just a sensation though, and it hurts so I avoid trying to do it.
Cherie
Snoopy61
06-19-2008, 04:35 PM
Thanks, Snoopy. I can't really find much on the net that discusses MS and edema. I really need to go see my neuro, I guess. Ugh, I hate having no insurance :(
Hi, Kim.
I have had 3 exacerbations where my feet were quite puffy. I had a hard time getting into my shoes. My neuro told me he has some patients who have a few different sized shoes for times like that.
I have run across only a few people with MS who have experienced this.
Hi, Kim.
I have had 3 exacerbations where my feet were quite puffy. I had a hard time getting into my shoes. My neuro told me he has some patients who have a few different sized shoes for times like that.
I have run across only a few people with MS who have experienced this.
MSNik
06-19-2008, 08:41 PM
Kim, its possible that your previous surgery is what is causing this, and its also possible that MS is the culprit..im not sure youll ever know for sure- but it might be worth going back to your ortho, or whoever did the surgery and asking about it...it also might be worth exploring a few weeks of PT to see if it helps...I do know the pain, and know how awful it can be- I also know the swelling and know how strange that can be, too...Im sorry for you buddy. But, if it helps- your not alone! Amazing thing about MS, bet youll never find anyone who hasnt experienced at least one of the symtoms each of us experiences...it might be different for all of us, but all of us have similar complaints - does that even make sense?
Im rambling tonight, sorry..just know that youre not alone..and Im thinking of you...
Nikki
Im rambling tonight, sorry..just know that youre not alone..and Im thinking of you...
Nikki
rubylucy
06-22-2008, 03:59 PM
I have swelling in my left foot and ankle quite often. My left leg/side seems to have the most problems due to the MS. I have talked with my neuro and pcp neither seems to know exactly what the cause is. Wrapping my ankle with elastic ankle wraps sometimes helps. The swelling seems to be worse during the week while I am at work. Good luck, I know how you feel.