It happened again!!

I would definitely get to the doctor, or at least call him, because that much fluid in your tissues is just not healthy. I have a friend that this happens to since she had a hysterectomy.  It really gets bad if she drinks beer.  But hers usually goes down after she takes her lasix pills. Mary    

15# is over the top alright, and has been said, you know it is not true weight gain - this is a fluid fluctuation, of course.  I have been known to do 5# in a weekend or before TOM. That bugs to no end, so I cannot even imagine 15!

Yes.. good to hear a sane voice in this.  Jon says "so what"...so I try to think.. well.. "so what".  Now.. at 310 lbs I'd fluctuate 10, 15.. even 20 lbs, but at THAT weight... "so what".  I was at 225 fluctuation as much as 15? 

I just got over TOM... so I know it's not that.

 

http://www.lvh.org/lvh/Your_LVH/Health_Care_Services/Heart_Care%7C581

 

http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/treatments/a/WeightGain.htm

I've heard that rapid increases in fluid indicates congestive heart failure.. but I don't want to seem paranoid or act like a hypocondriac.  It's bad enough that most medical professionals think I'm faking the pain (or at least that's the way they act).  It's really hard to say to a doctor "I don't give a sh*t if you can find a reason or not.. it's THERE!"  So I walk away feeling even worse.  My doc believes me but he's sooooooo far away. I'm really feeling like total crap today and as stupid as this is... something is going on in my eye (like burning and pinching)..and I didn't wear my contacts all day yesterday for the ride home.  Regardless.. I'm not up to driving myself anywhere and feel like a jerk running down the list of doctors Jon gave me.  It was pretty sh*tty to leave one doctor's office after he acted so SHOCKED that I weighed so much when I first got here.  I left there crying.... and that's not how I want a doc to make me feel... so yes.. I hesitate big time.  I weigh less now, but I can walk in a doc's office and tell him I was just 225 a few days ago... and how do I expect him to believe me.  Maybe I can take all you guys with me as witnesses!  LOL Jon is off on Wednesday.. maybe he'll take me somewhere.. fluid aside.. I can't go back to all of this pain all the time.  Could is be a fibro attack?  Will anyone believe me?  THIS has got to be the most stressful thing I go through.. trying to find a doc who actually makes me feel better rather than a worthless hypocondriac.   Ok.. I'm biting the bullet and calling my doc in florida .. and sending messages through his office personnel to find out if he can refer me to someone in writing and also talk about the fluid gain.   I'm sure I'll feel like a total idiot.

Glad you're "biting the bullet" and being proactive on this.  You really need to discuss this with a professional. Good luck!!

Good luck.  I'm glad you decided to call the docs.  If for some reason it doesn't work, maybe you should consider going to ER like Sherrie suggested.  At this point what do you have to lose! 

Retaining water is a tricky thing eh?  15 pounds is quite a bit though.  Here I just hopped on my scale and the six extra pounds that came on me four days ago is already off and I thought that was bad!  

Good luck with your phone call. 

Amen.. doc's office called back.  He said just stay on the lasix (I told them I doubled up), and told me to look for a rheumatologist.. not an orthopedic doctor.  She said I could pick up my medical records.. and I was like.. Um..... 10 hours to pick 'em up?  She said "oh I forgot"...and offered to fax them to whomever... so this will take weeks to get an appointment.  See.. now THIS is why I don't bother... too much of a cluster F**k!

If you must, go to urgent care or to the ER.  In my state they have doctors available to admit people who don't have a doctor.  And they always help a person by giving them a list of doctors they can choose from. Do you know someone who likes the doctor they are seeing?  I get my best doctor referrals from people I know and trust- at exercise class, church, or close neighbors. It sounds like you need to take care of this now.  Please don't put it off.  We don't want anything to happen to you.

This is not a "poor me" statement.. but I really DO NOT KNOW anyone here.  I've been here just about 2 years and haven't met ANYONE except my trainer and a couple of people jon works with who I met when I have to bring something into the office.  I don't have a church here.. I haven't met any neighbors, and it's just me and my trainer at the gym....   If I was still in FL, this would be easy, but that's not the case... so....I'm just gonna shut my fat mouth about it and put up with what comes along... which I suspect is going to be continued pain and another 50 freakin' pounds.