Edema Sucks

Edema is making life suck and probably will for some time. I need to do laundry and might not be able to get my shoes on so that I can go down there and get it done.

They hurt and feel like they are burning. It's hard to get pants on and shoes are very difficult. This happens near the start of each month and just does not go away for weeks on end.

This can be a danger as well, as there is a risk of infection on the skin and a risk of injury like the skin splitting.

This is as bad as it's ever been for me. Being it is linked to having heart problems, it's a sign that my heart is not working well when this is going on. I get winded easy when the edema is bad for example.

It's very much not good in general - the pain, the risks. All make it a bad time in general. I really do wish there was a quick fix for this. I take pills to help shed the water, but it's not 100% effective. It would be a hell of a lot worse if I did not have the pills.