My left foot gets swollen sometimes from the RA. But the last couple of days my calf has been swollen and sore. It feels like the calf muscle has been overworked. I exercised on my stationary bike last week and I noticed it felt more stressed than the other calf but it didn't start hurting until 2 days ago. What do you guys do for swelling if you get it?My calf muscles hurt quite a bit. Often they feel like I had run or something. I elevate them, take Ibuprofen and wait.....You could have a blood clot, not to alarm you, but when someone comes to the ER complaining of pain where you are, that's what we assume they have until proven otherwise. I don't know your history or what medications you take. If I were you, I'd be on the phone with my doctor. (hope it turns out to be nothing)If it does turn out to be just swelling from RA, I find ice helps, but some people prefer heat.My hands will swell up especially in the mornings. Left one more so than the right. I have used a hot barely sock for the pain and Ibuprofen for swelling. Feet sommetines swell up too and I use ibuprofen and elevation to relieve. You probubly have it checked though just to be safe.
The only medication I am on is Aleve. The swelling does go down when I elevate my leg and the pain has subsided so I am walking better now that the morning fog has gone. I have swelling in my hands and feet usually in the morning. It seems I am swelling more now that it is so, so humid here and between the humidty and the a/c (ugh!) when will it end. I swear each morning I get up and wonder how and what will I deal with today!
[QUOTE=Aleva]I swear each morning I get up and wonder how and what will I deal with today!
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