You too. Yeah, I have been able to control my edema, although yesterday it bubbled up on me. If I don't wear the compression socks, what little edema I have goes to my feet, and increases my pain big time. Now, it stays up at my sock line, and now that I wear shorter compression 'sport' socks, it doesn't ride up into my knee. It's about midway up my shin, and then I take them off to sleep, and put them back on before I start walking around and it goes back down to my feet. I take the water pills, and cymbalta too - apparently that's has diuretic properties.

Brue

FWIW, I had edema pretty bad in my feet & legs below the knee. The diuretics didn't do much to help. I found through trial & error that there is a connection to sugar, even though all tests for diabetes are negative. Cutting sugar out entirely, the edema is at least 75% improved within a few days. If I get into sugar, my feet blow up like hovercraft. Since figuring this out, I've been sugar free and able to get my shoes on again. I'm missing the sweets, but not the edema and increased pain.

Doc

Doc,
I am bad and do eat a lot of sweets. My edema started within a week of Cystocele surgery (about 3 years ago) Also had that awful 14 day antibiotic Levaquin. Stasis dermatatis began at the same time. This is all tied in to my Cystocele surgery) Unfortunately, the urologist didn't repair to the point that within two months of Cystocele surgery, the small bowel came down (Rectocele surgery). Rectocele back again. My edema is from feet to the top of my legs. Feet, as well as legs just started getting huge. Until the edema started, legs were of good proportion. The Furosemide does keep the swelling down.

Not sure sugar will help with this type of edema. But I probably should try. I don't each much anymore, except sweets. No appetie. Without the sweets...not sure ...it's like almost all I eat. Like an addiction. Food...eat very little.

I'm glad you have your edema under control. Sounds like you hit on what is aggravating your edema.

Gerry)

Me either -- just throwing it out there. If it can't hurt to try it, then it can't hurt to try it.

I'm learning my way through all the various sugar substitutes. I used to avoid them, but now it's them or nothing, and I'm finding some interesting differences. E.g., I like root beer, but there's a HUGE difference in sweetness. A&W seems to have many (3-4?) times the amount of aspertame as Mug (the only 2 diet RBs available locally -- can't find diet versions of Barq's, Dad's or Hires). A&W is so syrupy it leaves an aftertaste for hours, but I can drink Mug (figuratively) 'til the cows come home...

Doc (There used to be a Doc's Root Beer [NAYY], rebranded many decades ago as Dad's)

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