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Good evening to all....so I've been dealing with pretty bad swelling (started in the ankles and feet, eventually it was the entire lower leg..bellow the knees), i could safely says at it's worst, my feet looked 3x their normal size. Blood work came back showing signs of a possible clot, so they ordered an ultrasound (doppler) of both legs from the groin down...came back negative. Dr felt pretty confident in that it was not fluid retention, so they went the autoimmune route, and prescribed Prednisone. I was ok for a few months, but I'm back to having swelling so severe, it's hard to walk since my skin feels sooo stretched out.
It only happens if I'm sitting for long, and at night..so coincidentally I came across an IG post Dante had made on having a healthy circulatory system, venous health, and ways to support this (god bless Dante, and all the other brothers and sisters that give out so much knowledge, and for free!).
I ordered some items from Amazon to start this therapy, based on all the reviews, posts online, and replies to the IG post, I'm feeling very optimistic this may be what will finally get this under control ( doctors definitely did not). It's funny im not sure if it's the medical world in general, or maybe it's where I live, but you have a man come in with swelling that makes their feet look disfigured, you see they have varicose veins, you see diuretics didn't do much...why would you just leave it at "it must be your lupus causing this".
*I ordered from Amazon*
Horse Chestnut from nature's way (Dante recommended this product in his post)
Hesperedin and Diosmin complex from nusapure
Any experience with this issue would be appreciated, seems i get better info from PM, than in my own Dr.s office.
It only happens if I'm sitting for long, and at night..so coincidentally I came across an IG post Dante had made on having a healthy circulatory system, venous health, and ways to support this (god bless Dante, and all the other brothers and sisters that give out so much knowledge, and for free!).
I ordered some items from Amazon to start this therapy, based on all the reviews, posts online, and replies to the IG post, I'm feeling very optimistic this may be what will finally get this under control ( doctors definitely did not). It's funny im not sure if it's the medical world in general, or maybe it's where I live, but you have a man come in with swelling that makes their feet look disfigured, you see they have varicose veins, you see diuretics didn't do much...why would you just leave it at "it must be your lupus causing this".
*I ordered from Amazon*
Horse Chestnut from nature's way (Dante recommended this product in his post)
Hesperedin and Diosmin complex from nusapure
Any experience with this issue would be appreciated, seems i get better info from PM, than in my own Dr.s office.