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[Kachina624]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Did I miss something?  I didn't read anything about blood clots.  ECBG said here ankles were swollen and she'd been prescribed diuretics.  That's not the treatment for blood clots.  Fluid retention can be the result of many things.

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In a call out to Shanus, ECBG said she had a blood clot @Kachina624 ."Calling Shanus, August 6". Among Friends.

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@Trinity11.  I'm very concerned as the story seems to have changed; perhaps HER diagnosis?

She hasn't answered any question I've asked her yesterday or today which makes me wonder if she's  completely alone.  Yesterday I asked if her blood pressure had been checked and she never answered.  Extreme fluid retention can be an indication of congestive heart failure. It must have been extreme if she couldn't walk.

Where is her husband and family?

[ECBG]

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@Zaimee wrote:

@ECBG  You said that you were starting Eliquis on 8/4.

Swelling and pain in ankles are a side effect of this medication. Call your prescribing physicians office.

Maybe I missed siomething but are you signing yourself into a rehab facility? Don't you need a physician to approve this?

Good luck. I hope you get the proper care and on the mend soon.

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@Zaimee 

Still having swelling, the med didn't work quickly.

Please read the update.  Thanks.

[Hoovermom]

@ECBG :  You have a good support group in your family, DS, DDILove (per your posts), and DH, so please let them help you.  

[ECBG]

@Kachina624 

DH is holding me up today; yesterday it was a walker.

[Kachina624]

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@ECBG wrote:

@Kachina624 

DH is holding me up today; yesterday it was a walker.

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@ECBG.  We are very worried about you.

[tansy]

This sounds very serious, @ECBG.  It can be hard for a family member to know what to do, let alone the person needing help.  I strongly recommend that your husband call 911.  The EMTS will respond promptly.  

[Pink123]

@On It , @Kachina624  YES.

[Pink123]

@ECBG if your husband is holding you up he can put you in the car  and take you to a medical facility right now.

You have good hospitals in Asheville.

[Mersha]

@ECBG   STOP posting on the board.

If you have family near and are able, get in the car and go to the ER.

If you are alone, call the ambulance.

[tansy]

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@Mersha wrote:

@ECBG   STOP posting on the board.

If you have family near and are able, get in the car and go to the ER.

If you are alone, call the ambulance.

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I jus saw that she posted a movie review today:/