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I have experienced some swelling from steroid use. The best success I have had is to rub myfeet nightly and use an upward stroking motion to push the fluids back toward the upper body - gently, drink water with lemon or lime juice added in, get some exercise daily to keep everything moving, and reduce salt intake - also check potassium levels as low potassium can cause retention. The lemon juice works as a natural, mild diuretic. My feet were swelling from a normal size 11 to about a size 13 daily for a few weeks, they are down to swelling just a bit each day, and the neuropathy that i was experiencing has declined substantially to where I am back on the treadmill daily. Also, there are some socks that you can get at Walgreens, I forget the name, but they are therapeutic, very tight socks that are supposed to help with fluid retention in the feet and ankles, they are worn during the day and removed at night.
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MDS RCMD w/grade 2-3 fibrosis. Allo-MUD Feb 26, 2014. Relapsed August 2014. Free and clear of MDS since November 2014 after treatment with Vidaza and Rituxan. Experiencing autoimmune attack on CNS thought to be GVHD, some gut, skin and ocular cGVHD. Neuropathy over 80% of body.
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