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Treatment For Painful Swollen Leg After Stents Placed In Heart

I had two stints in my heart about 3 months ago, I have massive heart disease also, my legs and feet are swollen and hurt bad, when I wake up my toes are a purple type color along with the top of my feet at that color. As I get going during the day the color goes away but the pain in the legs never does
Fri, 29 May 2015
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Swelling of both feet and legs after heart disease calls for appropriate treatment with dieuretic medicines which promote frequency of urination to eliminate excess water from body.This may be due to congestive heart condition and may require evaluation by a physician and a cardiologist
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Treatment For Painful Swollen Leg After Stents Placed In Heart

hi Swelling of both feet and legs after heart disease calls for appropriate treatment with dieuretic medicines which promote frequency of urination to eliminate excess water from body.This may be due to congestive heart condition and may require evaluation by a physician and a cardiologist