Does anyone else tend to retain fluid in their lower limbs? I seem to -- but it may be due to age/excess weight/lack of exercise. No doctor has been concerned about it til the one I just started seeing this past year (my previous doc left his practice). She wanted me to wear an ace bandage or support stockings, but my lower legs get so hot as it is I can't stand it. When I walk around the mall or Wal-Mart in the summer they get insufferably hot. Many people on the list have said they don't sweat below the area that was affected by TM, so I always attributed the legs getting overheated to that. I had a bout of cellulitis on one shin in Jan. after accidentally banging it on a shelf. I was put on Clindamycin and told to keep my leg elevated. I was also told to use the ace bandage, but after trying it the first time it seemed to make the redness worse. I thought it had mostly cleared up, but it came back at the end of last week. I am on Clindamycin again as well as Doxycyclin (sp?) and supposed to keep my leg up at least 20 minutes out of every hour. I am concerned because it seemed to cover more area and take a little longer to fade out than last time, but it is fading. Barbara H. _http://barbarah.wordpress.com/_ (http://barbarah.wordpress.com/)
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