Hi Pat & All,
Not sure if I should reply to this as its dated last July? Someone tell me if Im too slow to be replying? And hope I'm not repeating others .
I know all about bloating. My face (whole head) has been so bloated, my DL picture taken 7/17/04 doesnt even resemble me. I showed the Dr. my licence and he was shocked. He thinks it must be from the 20-40 mgs daily Prednisone I've been on for about 5 years for the pain from RA and Asthma. (I'm down to 10mg qd now)
I also gained alot of weight the past year. My "OLD" Dr. thought it was age related.
But then............ they removed 32 lbs of fluid from around my heart when I spent a week in ICU the last time! Diag. congestive heart failure, I'm back down to the 130 lbs I've normally weighed. Instant weight loss! It was incredible, lol!
Have you seen your friend again Pat?
Guess I was thinking, there seems to be many causes of bloating and perhaps we need to insist the Dr. investigate till we know what it is? I'm lucky to be alive!
(For best results with Dr, don't take a bag of specimens with you , lol)
luv ya, wth  |