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Suffering From Edema

I am a female age 45, I have Neropathy, very bad, legs, feet and hands. Right now I m suffering from edema, my thighs hurt terribly. It feels like when I bend my legs my skin will rip. I m a recovering alcoholic. I have been keeping my legs up, it hasn t helped my thighs there s still pitting. I weigh175, 5ft 3 . My feet are swollen as well. My meds are; neurotins, LASIK, ultram, magnesium, and endulose(lactulose). Tx April
Fri, 18 Nov 2016
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focus in increasing your cardiovascular fitness
also thigh pain can be improved by streching your ileopsoas muscle and strengthning you gluteus maximus.
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Suffering From Edema

focus in increasing your cardiovascular fitness also thigh pain can be improved by streching your ileopsoas muscle and strengthning you gluteus maximus.