hi. im a home health aide and i have a client with scoliosis in the back and kidney disease. her feet ankles and calves have been swollen for the past 2 weeks. mostly in her feet. she started a patch for pain in her legs 3 weeks ago. she started swelling up almost a week after she started the patch and the pain doctor cut the dose in half and she is still swollen. she has no blood clots in her legs because one of her doctors checked and they said it might be because of her back. what do you think? im concerned because she has been swollen up for to long and theres only so much i can do being her home health aide. we both want to get to the bottom of this swelling she is having
Hi, Thanks for contacting Chat Doctor. Swelling in the legs and feet can come from many causes, one of them being general circulation or ineffectiveness of the kidneys to rid the body of excess water. Most times, people with lower extremity swelling will be placed on diuretics (\"water pills\") to see if that helps reduce the swelling. If the veins are not working as properly as they were, there may be a need for compression stockings, assuming the arteries are normal. It would be good to get the situation evaluated being that there are so many causes. I hope this answers your question, if you have any further questions, I am here to help. Thanks.