Originally Posted by pomtzu
Thanks! I learned more from you and Wikipedia than I did from my doctor! Thickening and darkening of the skin at the ankles (and the top of my foot), itching, foot and leg pain - especially at night - got them all.
Do I owe you a consultation fee???
Now I'm curious as to what my doctor is going to tell me.....If he still says it's positional, then I think I need a new doc!
No consultation fee
Now by "positional edema", I think he means "dependent edema"
http://www.medical-library.net/content/view/234/41/
Dependent edema means edema (swelling) due to gravity and not due to an underlying medical problem such as kidney disease, liver disease, venous insufficiency, congestive heart failure, ovarian tumors (can block lymphatic drainage), etc...
Basically, it is a "diagnosis of exclusion" which means that anything serious has been ruled out and you are basically left with "dependent edema"
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