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Having Fluid Retention, Swelling In Feet. Want To Sleep With Feet Raised. Will Such Arrangement Cause Stroke?

I have fluid-retention/ swelling in my feet , which is quite painful at times. All the sites I ve checked (after assuming I have a sports injury --- No!) advocate elevation of the feet. Got it. My tiny Section 8 Housing apartment doesn t allow for this. There isn t room. (I can t lie on the floor, as my arthritis often makes it nearly impossible to get back up; more correctly, it hurts so much I can t make myself do it.) As I must sleep on my side (OSA) propping my feet/legs alone is problematic. ANYWAY, my french friend says that spas in France simply stick a cinder block under each foot of the bed (at the foot of the bed) to raise the foot of the bed up about 10 inches for people with such a condition. (As my mattress rests on a plywood sheet, I could engineer a way to jack up the foot of that sheet, without re-do-ing the whole bed.) AHA! This would result in my feet being higher than my heart . It would also result in my everything being higher than my head. MY QUESTION would be, Would such a set-up increase the odds of stroke? Might any other bad reusult crop up? My concern is that it might shrink the feet, but also cause unwanted side effects. Also, I m a disabled man on MediCare/MediCal. I hope you won t charge me for this.
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to health care magic.

First the exact cause of that fluid retention should be identified and treated. A little elevation of foot is advocated only if no other cause can be found. Do you have fluid retention any where else also? Is your face edematous?

Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
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Having Fluid Retention, Swelling In Feet. Want To Sleep With Feet Raised. Will Such Arrangement Cause Stroke?

Hi, Thanks for writing to health care magic. First the exact cause of that fluid retention should be identified and treated. A little elevation of foot is advocated only if no other cause can be found. Do you have fluid retention any where else also? Is your face edematous? Continue to ask further queries as required. Hope this helps. Take care.