Swollen feet (an indication of liver troubles?)
Options
Devasted
Member Posts: 185
Anyone have swollen feet/ankles?
Folfox for 6 months, CPT-11, Erbutix for 3 months, currently radiation for bone mets.
Waiting for SIR Spheres, possible clinical trials.
Folfox for 6 months, CPT-11, Erbutix for 3 months, currently radiation for bone mets.
Waiting for SIR Spheres, possible clinical trials.
0
Comments
-
When I went
for my chemo treatments (2006), the nurses would always check my feet and ankles for swelling so I asked one day, why? There response was it could be a sign of heart problems. Make sure your Onc is aware of your situation along with any symp(s) you may get.0 -
Yes, I had swollen ankles
Yes, I had swollen ankles and feet about a year and a half after treatment for rectal cancer. I don't know what caused it -- perhaps chemoradiation somehow screwing up my lymphatic system. I had to buy larger running shoes, but I worked through it. It went away after about 6 months. My chemo was merely 5FU + leucovorin for 10 injections.
--Greg0 -
yes
Swollen ankles and legs can be a significant sign of kidney problems. In my case it was probably caused by the fleet prep I had for ten of my scopes. The filters in my kidneys are damaged and they leak protein into my urine. In simple terms protein in the blood helps keep it in your veins. If your protein loss exceeds 2-3 grams a day(normal loss is 150mg) blood leaks thru the veins into the surrounding tissue causing odema(swelling and puffiness) . Kidney peoblems are easy to check for and your gp should be able to do it. It will eliminate one possible cause. Ron.0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 122.4K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 453 Bladder Cancer
- 310 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.5K Breast Cancer
- 406 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.4K Kidney Cancer
- 679 Leukemia
- 799 Liver Cancer
- 4.2K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 240 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.2K Ovarian Cancer
- 68 Pancreatic Cancer
- 493 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.6K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 544 Sarcoma
- 742 Skin Cancer
- 659 Stomach Cancer
- 192 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.9K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.4K Lifestyle Discussion Boards