I have never had an issue with my feet and ankles swelling until now. The last couple of days, they have been really bad. It has been very humid, the temp has been rising and I have been on my feet a lot. Could any of these alone be the cause? Do I need to drink even more water? I generally get in 64 oz a day but maybe that is not enough in this weather. So far today, I have drank 24 oz of water hoping that it helps. Input please.

You probably need to drink more water,especially in the heat. I try to drink 100 ounces a day especially during the summer.

I will definitely be trying to up my water intake. Thank you for the response.

you may need blood work.. ho much protiens are you getting per day?  protein deficiencies may cause things like that...

Right now I getting in about 50 gr. of protein a day. Still not where I need to be, but I seen my nut last week and she just said to keep working on it. I just start on soft/ solid foods last week as I am 7 weeks out. I am also getting about 64 oz of water a day. I go to my PCP soon for my blood work. What I like about my PCP is that her nurse has also had RNY about 3 years ago and is a good sounding board for my questions also. Thank you so much for your take on my issue because I never considered my protein possibly being the issue.. Being a veteran of WLS, I take your advice seriously.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0072593/

Thank you for the very valuable info! Greatly appreciated!

My feet and ankles used to swell when I was MO.

My NP would have me lay on my back near a wall (butt to wall) and stick my feet in the air along the wall (so I look like the letter L) for about 5-10 minutes a day.

Then I would sleep with my feet on a bed riser like this

http://www.footsmart.com/P-Leg-Elevator-30014.aspx?lsku=3001 4%20B&SRCCODE=WMGOOGLE&cm_mmc=goog-_-PLA-_-WMGOOGLE-_-012813 &gclid=CIPEofaKt80CFQKTaQodmhIHlg&kwid=productads-adid^92518 920757-device^c-plaid^151880649397-sku^30014%20B-adType^PLA

NO kidding, I could urinate out 3-5 lbs in just TWO hours of doing that home therapy.

As I lost weight, the swelling resolved.

L

What is MO? Thank you for your reply and suggestion! I will try that. I know the swell g had gone down overnight last night, but once I got up and started moving around the swelling came right back.

Charlene

MO= Morbidly obese.

That going down overnight and swelling during the day is EXACTLY how I was.