Gary Hill wrote:Gary, are you saying that it is the blood that pools in the legs and causes the swelling?:confused:
Yes, however my wife, RN, says my theory is wrong that the swelling is caused by other fluids not blood and is a sign of other problems such as kidneys or the heart not working correctly. She also said that if the blood pooled it would cause clots which is no good, ie. could cause heart attack.
So that shoots my theory completely out of the water.
Back to the books.
Gary Hill wrote:My dear Mother defied her Doctors orders on some Meds and she ended up in the hospital with conjestive heart failure, due to "Fluid" build up around her heart, her feet were also swelled up alot. After being on Lasix, she eventually peed all the excess fluid out of her system.
I'm no doctor but its my understanding this fluid you described is retained water and an indication of other problems. According to my RN wife, Lasix, is a water reduction drug it pulls the potassium and water out of the system.
Gary Hill wrote:I learned somewhere along time ago that inside the horses feet were shunts that controled the bloodflow in the foot. When a rapid pulse rate happens the shunts would basicially shut off the free flow of oxygenated blood to the extremites? Now if I can only remember where I read that or heard it??

Think harder, and be fast about it.