Maarten Vasbinder lives in Isaan. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers who live in Thailand.
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Dear Martin,
For years I have had problems with swollen lower legs, edema. I used the drug Furosemide 40 mg for this. On the advice of my doctor I had to use Aldactone 50 mg. This caused a loss of fluid around my left ankle, causing a crust to form. I stopped taking Aldactone six months ago, there is now no more fluid loss and the crust formation is gradually disappearing. My left calf is still very thick, swollen.
Now my question is: instead of compression stockings, can I solve this problem with a treadmill by exercising daily? And what exercise do you recommend?
Thank you for any advice.
Regards,
H.
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Dear h,
First, what is the cause of the swollen legs? Do you have a heart problem?
A good exercise is to stand on tiptoe and then go up and down toe heel toe heel etc. On the treadmill you can try to walk on tiptoe, but be careful not to slip.
I would take off the compression stocking during the exercises, but put it back on after the exercises.
I cannot say more about it because of the very limited data.
Sincerely,
Dr. Maarten
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