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Seeking Help from Other Moms Who Had C-section
I had severe edema when I was pregnant, my legs and feet and hands and face were horrible. The last month of pregnancy, my lower stomach below the belly ...
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- hi H., i am a perinatal nurse and just had some suggestions. the water retention can be normal but usually goes away within the first few weeks at most. i do not kn...
- I agree with the moms that said, go back to the doctor! This does not sound normal at all! You need to get help immediately, this sounds like a serious condition. I wo...
- This does NOT sound normal to me. I would get second opinion IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT take any chances.
Preeclampsia
Drink lots of water for the edema and to try to keep her kidneys in good shape. .... Give lots of leg rubs/foot rubs as this will help with the edema and ...
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- It looks like the other responses have pretty much covered the bases but I thought I would add my friend's story as well. She had preeclampsia and she had to deliver e...
- I had preeclampsia with both of my girls. The first time, I had no idea until I went in to the doctor for my usual 36 week checkup, they found my protein levels in my ...
- Preclampsia can be prevent by eating a good diet. I had it with my first pregnancy, then I learned how to eat better and didn't have any problems with my 4 other pregn...
Need Advice on Swollen Feet
(yep...the reason is that the fluid -lymph fluid, causing edema- is ... I was absolutely miserable for 3 months with ridiculous edema...it was such a relief ...
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- I went through the samr thing with my first pregnancy, and my doc did know and there was no medical problems, but I lived in flip flops. If I put shoes on I made it m...
- This can be a sign of toxemia...if your doc hasn't checked you out this week, go in NOW. If she/he has and you're just unlucky like me... - Stay off of your feet...
- Hi V., Yes, if you can keep your feet up. Also, try to walk every day and stay active, even though its hard when you're at eight months. I especially liked the wa...
Breast Reduction Surgery
6 weeks for actual post-op and 3-6 mos for reabsorb of fluid pockets and reduced edema/swelling. you will continue to see changes and improvements for up to ...
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- Hello K., SORRY TO HEAR YOU ARE HAVING COMPLICATIONS. I HAD BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY A FEW YEARS AGO. IF TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO HEAL. THE HARDEST PART WAS MAKING SURE Y...
- Hi, I had four years ago. It took about three months to officially heal and almost six months before it to completely heal because of the scar tissue was so deep.
- Hello K., I had breast reduction about 11 years ago and it took me about 6 months to competely heal. It took me about a month before I when back to work, I was ok ...
Ways to Ease "Drying Up"
Tyrosine does help reduce edema in tissue. It helps to use flatter leaves, or use a rolling pin to smash down large veins--and wear like Eve in the Garden. ...
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- Hi, D. Check out this link to kellymom.com. It lists several herbs and medications you can take to dry up your milk supply. http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/milksup...
- if you are down to only 1 feeding a day, you should be able to stop without doing anything extra. I did.
- D., you are at a great place. One time a day can be reduced to once every other day or even once every two days before you stop altogether. Green cabbage has an amin...
HELLP Syndrome
The Brewer Diet can help prevent HELLP syndrome, and it also helps to prevent pre-eclampsia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, toxemic edema, premature labor, ...
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- I had HELLP syndrome also, with my first and only child. We decided to stick with just one, mainly because of the risk of Downs Syndrome at my age. My OBGYN said tha...
- As an L&D nurse who works in a high risk L&D unit, you are at a slight risk of developing HELLP again, but your doctor should be even more vigilant of watching for sig...
- The Brewer Diet can help prevent HELLP syndrome, and it also helps to prevent pre-eclampsia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, toxemic edema, premature labor, abruption ...
Swelling and Ring Removal
I know that some swelling in pregnancy is normal, but usually it comes on gradually, the sudden edema in the extremedies CAN be an idication of ...
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- The only advice I have is soak your finger in very cold ice water in hopes of shrinking it a bit. Otherwise, you may have to have it cut off. (I would use a doctor to...
- AFater you've cut out the salt for a couple days, put a glove in the freezer, let it get nice and cold, put it on for about 5 minutes and try again with something slic...
- Keep your hand elevated and as cool as possible this should take some of the swelling down and the more you try to get it off the more your finger will swell. Just kee...
Loss of Circulation
... my OB which I didn't know is that your whole body retains fluid - it just really shows the most in your legs and ankles, typically, as dependent edema. ...
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- I agree that it is likely a pinched nerve problem. Dr. Michaela Walter, at Bee Well in Birmingham, is a chiropractor specializing in pregnant women and children. I w...
- keep counting the babies kicks.... around this time i had to take ###-###-#### acetomenophin tablets to reduce the pain. u may have to sleep in a recliner. place ...
- Hi C., Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a certified prenatal massage therapist and doula, and mom to 2 boys. This is a very common complaint for women ...
Sore Ankle
... swelling and use compression to encourage the edema/swelling to circulate out of the area) If you are having difficulty putting weight on it - don't. ...
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- How old are your kids? Can they help you? Maybe you need to make a schedule of things your kids are going to have to do until you are in better shape. Also, ...
- Im sorry to hear your in pain. The same thing happened to me a few years ago. Same exact thing. Im not sure if they told you this at the hospital but they cant pick up...
- I did the EXACT same thing 2 weeks ago! My family and I went to Starved Rock and I had a really bad fall. My diagnosis was the same as yours. I had to COMPLETELY stay...
Not Losing Any Weight After 3Rd Pregnancy
Edema. Of course, I didn't wake up until I had a heart attack at 21 because my body was eating itself it was so starved for proteins. ...
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- I have two bits of advice: 1- Be patient, for goodness sake your baby is only 5 months old! If he/she were 2 and you still hadn't lost the weight then get concerned...
- I too am a food snob and against crash diets. However I have seen my mom have amazing success with medifast. I think it's not the bes tthing but it's supposed to be ...
- When you had your thyroid checked did they just check one thing? Like TSH? I had a friend who ended up going to a certain specialist, and she did have thyroid proble...
