Posted: 7/7/2009 8:49:25 AM EDT
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I’ve been trying to get in shape and walk 5 miles most every night. While out walking both my hands and my left elbow swell up pretty bad. About 30 to 45 minutes after I get home the swelling seems to subside.
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Sounds like maybe a venous return issue.
Had any other symptoms? Dizziness, blurred vision, numbness... nything? If your body is not accustom to it these things happen. On the other hand I/we know nothing else about you, history, current drugs, surgeries... May want to get it checked out. |
What about your ankles and feet? Normally the most dependant swell first, it's odd that your hands and elbow (1?) swell? Definitely sounds like you've got a blockage somewhere in return rather than a heart condition? Any idea what your blood pressure is? With a heart condition such as congestive heart failure, normally you'll have swelling in 1 of 2 places or in extreme cases both. 1) is pedal edema at your feet and lower legs 2) is your lungs which will cause productive cough and sometimes a frothy bloody cough. If you develop either of these conditions or dizziness, I would go to the ER regardless of insurance. How old are you? 
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This may not be indicative of a problem. If you swing you arms as you walk, inertia (or centrifugal force - not a real force, I know) can cause the blood to not go up the arms as efficiently and collect in the hands. This happens to me, and heart-wise, I've recently been given an A+ by a doc.
The elbow, OTOH, don't know... |
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Sounds like maybe a venous return issue. Had any other symptoms? Dizziness, blurred vision, numbness... nything? none of these If your body is not accustom to it these things happen. Been walking for about 2 months now On the other hand I/we know nothing else about you, history, current drugs, surgeries... 47 years old,dont drink or do drugs. not on any scrips May want to get it checked out. |
