Guest guest Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 kenneth samuelsen <squarehead52@...> wrote: Greetings...I am home, now, from an all day session at the Veterans Hospital....They are going to put a hospital bed in my living room...for me! It has turned out that I have an extreme ,severe case of " Pitting Edema " in my lower legs....and this Damnable R.A. has decided to attack my spine!. The V.A. has determined that from now on I must always sleep with my legs elevated, in a position that cannot be attained using a regular bed. Woof! And I am scared. For those of you who have no idea of what " Pitting Edema " is....my lower legs are horribly swollen,and look as tho they are terribly sunburned...and , as I and my wife have discovered, if I push against my leg with a thumb, say, or a finger, it leaves a terrible indentation, and the depression left behind STAYS ,for more, even, that one minute....and, to top it off, my skin is actually " breaking down " , and leaving huge, terrible bumps...and my skin is so dry, it is peeling off!. I never thought I would end up having to sleep in a hospital bed in my own home....or have the chance I could " lose " my legs. .....and I am scared. Please pray for me? or get in touch with me? Thank you....and all my love to you all! --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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