puffy feet Gone!!

luckybug
luckybug Member Posts: 205
edited 19. Aug 2009, 13:38 in Living with Arthritis archive
I have had really puffy feet for well over 5 years now, putting on a shoe has been a nightmare, I am always in slip on sandals, scholl type shoes, everytime I asked GP he said it was my arthritis and the weather, anyway last rheumatologist appointment he was concerned I had heart failure, after loads of tests, my heart seems fine but I had water on the lungs. My rheumatologist told my GP to give me some water tablets, so he did Co-Amilofuse, anyway I was also on reductil to help me shed weight, after the first fortnight I lost 5lbs :D then the next fortnight and watching what I ate, I gained 5lbs, :( I knew something was not right so saw GP again, he decided to take me off Co-Amilofruse and put me Furosemide and Spironolactone tablets, he said one was a water tablet and the other was to make my heart not work as hard, he told me to keep on the reductil, today I got weighed and have lost 11lbs in two weeks :lol::lol: , I can see the joints in my toes and my ankles are tiny, I have not seen them this thin in years, I feel great. Makes you wonder how many more of us Arthur sufferers are putting up with puffy ankles when there are meds out there to help.
Heres hoping for another 11lbs in another 4 week, don't want to push my luck!!

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Brilliant news Luckybug!
    Good Dr for sorting it out and well done you too for the weight loss!
    Bet your feet are happy and you can go and get a load of new shoes now!
    Take care
    Toni xx
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    well done its hard to loose weight so u have done great. glad about feet as well :D:D:D:D keep up the good work
    val
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Luckybug

    I expect you keep staring at your feet now, Bless. So pleased you are a happy bunny now.
    :D
    Luv
    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, Really good news for you. I'm surprised they didn't try water tablets sooner. Never mind, its all sorted now.

    Love Sue
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    You'll be able to put on nail polish on your toes and sit back and admire them now!!

    Good news for you, well great news!

    Janie :lol:

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