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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Rerun on April 17, 2008, 07:51:53 AM

Title: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: Rerun on April 17, 2008, 07:51:53 AM

My ankles use to be where all my fluid was retained.  Great I could keep track of that.  Then my ankles would be skinny and yet I was short of breath.  OK, so my chest and lungs were retaining fluid.  NOW it is my fistula arm and my left boob.  My arm gets big and my boob bigger.  If I could get my right boob the same size it wouldn't be half bad, but I look really lopsided. 

Anyone else have this problem??    :waving;

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: angellady07 on April 17, 2008, 07:59:15 AM

My ankles and I have a heavy feeling in my chest when I'm retaining fluid.

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Post by: jbeany on April 17, 2008, 09:35:27 AM

My hands get it the worst.  Drives me crazy!

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: meadowlandsnj on April 17, 2008, 04:00:50 PM

Quote from: Rerun on April 17, 2008, 07:51:53 AM

My ankles use to be where all my fluid was retained.  Great I could keep track of that.  Then my ankles would be skinny and yet I was short of breath.  OK, so my chest and lungs were retaining fluid.  NOW it is my fistula arm and my left boob.  My arm gets big and my boob bigger.  If I could get my right boob the same size it wouldn't be half bad, but I look really lopsided. 

Anyone else have this problem??    :waving;

My extra fluid goes right to my face and eyes!!  I hate it!!!  My eyes get swollen and my cheeks get bigger.  That's when I know I went a little too overboard with the fluids.  I rarely happens now because I hate hate hate the way it makes me feel and look.   ;D

Donna

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: BASSMAN on April 17, 2008, 04:35:31 PM

It used to show up in my ankles.  Now it seems to hang more in the trunk of my body waist and lower back.  I put on a few pounds since I quit smoking and the waist band on my pants is tighter so maybe that is why.  I HAVE TO BUY BIGGER PANTS OR LOSE SOME WEIGHT!!!!! :(

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: twirl on April 17, 2008, 04:42:44 PM

my eyes and cheeks until after I'v been up for an hour >:(
my ankles at night :o

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Post by: kitkatz on April 17, 2008, 05:09:40 PM

The extra fluid hangs out in the belly area.

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: Ang on April 17, 2008, 05:27:27 PM

fluid  goes  in,but  won't  come  out :banghead;

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: KICKSTART on April 18, 2008, 03:05:08 AM

In the early days it used to go all over , now it just stays on the bottom half of my legs below the knee !

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Post by: RichardMEL on April 18, 2008, 03:08:44 AM

My fluid settles around the belly too.....

my boobs are small :p :p :p

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Post by: bolta72 on April 18, 2008, 04:41:45 AM

Just around my left eye, no where else, lucky so far.

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: paddbear0000 on April 18, 2008, 11:40:51 AM

Man, I wish my swelling would go to my boobs!  ::) Seriously!  >:D

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: kellyt on April 18, 2008, 11:42:42 AM

Fortunately, the majority of my fluid goes in the toilette!  For now, at least!!   However, when I get too much sodium I feel it in my face and fingers.

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: Loretta on April 18, 2008, 09:57:55 PM

Mine goes to my face!  I hate it!  I would rather it go just about anywhere else!
Loretta

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: MiSSis on April 19, 2008, 09:04:34 AM

I'd like to blame excess fluid for the extra weight I'm carrying around my middle but unfortunately I'm afraid it due to the 10 lbs I've gained in the past year.  When I do retain fluid (which isn't as often since I'm on PD), it's in my ankles and my chest.  I have a weakened heart due to coronary artery disease so I'm prone to congestive heart failure.  I know I'm in trouble when I start having trouble breathing.

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: lcamanini on April 19, 2008, 09:37:36 AM

Mine mainly goes to my stomach area. I always leave for dialysis with my pants fitting perfectly and come back home with them falling down! In the mornings it seems to shift to my face. My cheeks, eyes, and sometimes my tongue swell until I've been up for about an hour. If I stay on my feet too long it all shifts to my ankles and legs.

Title: Re: Where does your fluid go??
Post by: fluffy on May 09, 2008, 12:35:12 AM

it always goes to my hands.... id rather it went anywhere else, swollen hands make it harder to play guitar and thats my whole life pretty much