MaryJo Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Hi,Has anyone had swollen calf muscles? Is this part of POTS.I am within the correct weight band for my height, and although I have put on weight, I feel that this alone does not explain the increase in calf size.Does compression hose help?Thanks for your comments in advance.Love,MJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfish Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 (edited) hi maryjo-it is possible that the appearance of swollen calves COULD be related to blood pooling & that compression hose could help. if this was/is the case, in theory your calves would not be swollen though upon waking, when laying down, with legs up, etc. personally my feet/ankles/lower legs get a bit swollen but what is more noticable is the change in color, so that's a consideration too. if there is blood pooling you're likely to be able to "see" the color change. but of course we're all different! if they're swollen all of the time &/or if this is something new for you i would definitely check it out with your doc. melissa Edited August 27, 2005 by Sunfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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