Lymphodema or similar?

I have it, but not bad. It affects my lower legs and in particular my left foot. Over the course of my weight loss i have noticed the swelling has lessened. I have a six-monthly checkup next week and i'm interested to see if it has improved any when they measure. I've lost 28lbs since i was last checked.
Don't lose heart over the scales, you will see the weight come down if you are doing the right things regarding measuring food intake. It can only have a positive effect on the lymphoedema (at every check up they told me to lose weight)

Regards,

Rick

Wow well done for losing the three and a half stone, that is an achievement!
Yeh my swelling can be bad when i've been on my feet a lot, and when it's really bad my foot aches. Like you, with rest and elevation it improves, but only til the next day Mine came along strangely! One summer (4 years ago) I was sitting with my son and noticed my swollen foot. I thought i had been bitten / stung. Months and months of tests later i had the test for lymphoedema and then diagnosed.
With your weight loss so far it sounds like you're doing the right things. How long is it since you last lost?

Regards,

Rick

Hi, sorry to hear about your back!
I imagine you are feeling pretty frustrated at the mo, not to mention the pain. I hope it alleviates soon. I too am on the backend of a disc problem, which stopped everything for 8 weeks initially. Dieting is hard when you are inactive as I found out, I hope you don't lose the momentum of the progress you've made so far. Those scales, they WILL move, its just a matter of time and patience (not to mention your dilligence with the calories). Even through the pain, frustration and sometimes boredom of inactivity, you are still in control

I went for my checkup today and got weighed as usual before measurement / visual checks.
My last recorded weight was 87kg and today I weighed at 72kg (it was after lunch etc). The nurse was shocked and asked if it was planned weight loss! After measurement she said that I had lost a litre of fluid from my legs since the last measurement. With the skin check she said there was a lot less visual fluid (obviously hasn't gone away but a big improvement).

So overall losing the weight has had a BIG impact. I know it will always be there but for the first time I know there IS something that can improve things. They tell you this every time, lose weight, more excercise, look after your skin etc. But until now I hadn't seen it first hand.

Keep going with the diet, you will most definitely start losing!

Regards,

Rick

ronjsteele1 wrote: »

I have lymphadema in my left ankle/leg from a severe broken leg and torn ankle tendons and ligaments. During surgery they removed a lymph node in the process of trying to repair my ankle. Since mine is injury related I always have it but it does go up and down based on heat/cold, sodium, etc. It's not been a factor in my weight loss b/c there is probably only a pound or two of fluid when it's at its worst. What I do use it for is a gauge for how much water I'm holding in general. I am a water retainer all over just naturally so if my ankle and calf are really loaded then I know the rest of me is holding quite a bit of fluid as well (usually confirmed by my rings, etc). So for me, it's more of a gauge for how much water I should drink to try and shed some fluid, etc. I've only lost 15-16#'s so far but I would definitely say it has helped the fluid retention in my leg and ankle overall.

I basically could have written this - sounds identical to my situation, except mine is in my right ankle/foot. Also due to an injury and subsequent surgery back in high school. Looking forward to the weight loss having a positive effect on the swelling... I hate it!

I am glad to find others who have that mental struggle with swelling due to medical reasons. I have chronic DVT in my left leg from initial clots when I was 21 (I'm 26), and they messed with the lymph nodes while they were doing multiple thrombectomy surgeries. I have a stint in my groin, and my inner and back of my thigh swell constantly, and activities cause my calf and ankle to swell. I wear the LOVELY compression stockings that go up to my thigh, but I went a long time without wearing them recently. Seeing the scale jumping up due to this retention is extremely disheartening sometimes.

I find taking inches and going by them instead of the scale helps. My roommate and I are the same height (5'8) and just an inch apart in all areas (except left leg and thigh), but I am 188 while she is 168. It can be maddening!