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What Causes Swelling In Legs Of An HIV Positive Person?

major swelling in both legs for a period of four days. im hiv positive for the last two years and don t take meds with a family history of high blood pressure and diabetes , black. im 32 years old. I been drinking sugar water monthly for nine years and I love my food fully flavored. please further inform me
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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Hi! I suggest that you need to get your blood pressure checked and your blood sugar levels determined, at least once. I would also request you to test your CD4 blood levels, since you are HIV positive. Swelling of the legs is called as pedal edema, and since it has a large number of different causes, the above three tests will determine what the issue really is. These tests are cheap and easily available and you do not need to get admitted to a hospital for them. If you want to get rid of the swelling, you will have to visit a doctor, who will prescribe you a diuretic tablet that will quickly get rid of the swelling, however, you need a prescription from a doctor for this, and since your health is important, you might want to see a local physician for this.

I hope this gives you the information you need.
All the best,
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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What Causes Swelling In Legs Of An HIV Positive Person?

Hi! I suggest that you need to get your blood pressure checked and your blood sugar levels determined, at least once. I would also request you to test your CD4 blood levels, since you are HIV positive. Swelling of the legs is called as pedal edema, and since it has a large number of different causes, the above three tests will determine what the issue really is. These tests are cheap and easily available and you do not need to get admitted to a hospital for them. If you want to get rid of the swelling, you will have to visit a doctor, who will prescribe you a diuretic tablet that will quickly get rid of the swelling, however, you need a prescription from a doctor for this, and since your health is important, you might want to see a local physician for this. I hope this gives you the information you need. All the best, Dr. Neel Kudchadkar