Hepatitis C Support Group

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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kazsta 09/11/2007

Does anyone else suffer with swollen legs? It's mainly my ankles and feet, but they can more than double in size - even when I am sat with them up!
Anyone know of anything that can help with it, and what it could be causing it please?

deleted_user 10/07/2007

lasix helped me also...I used to stand all day (at my last job) and my feet and legs swelled up terribly..the doctor told me it was edima (spelling???)...fluid...and this is why he gave me the lasix...i am disable now and unable to work..haven't had the swelling since working thank God...but it's possible that you are having the fluid/edima also...ask your doctor about this.

HEPCinRVA 10/17/2007

Also have your kidneys checked!!! MY kidneys are too small and have some benign cysts.
My feet and ankles swell also, but I think it is having a desk job and high bp that is my cause, not the HEP C, not yet anyway.
Now I'm wondering if HEP C is involved in the swelling?

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