Enlarged heart?

[40smama]

Gosh, this post-partum stuff is nothing to joke about!  I've continued to have swelling in the calves, ankles and feet - so much that I can't wear my shoes that I wore home from the hospital.  We saw the dr yesterday & he sent us for a chest x-ray to see if my heart is enlarged.  Huh?  I've never even heard of this.  I'm on a direutic (sp?) but it hasn't worked very well yet.  We haven't heard the results of the x-ray yet.  This is kind of scary.  Has anyone else gone throught this?  The doctor doesn't seem to be overly concerned - that makes me feel better..............

[alikat1205]

One of my friends had this in December, post partum periocarditis.  It is very very serious.  She was advised to never become pregnant again.  She is on medication for the rest of her life.  I sincerely hope you don't have this.  She was back in the hospital a week after getting home from her c/s and she stayed there two weeks.  I would bet you don't have it b/c she had a severe crushing feeling in her chest along with swelling, she felt she couldn't breathe, and went back the hospital by ambulance.  I had swelling after my last c/s that took a while to go down, and I took medication that helped.  I hope you get some answers, if it is your heart you need treatment right away.  If your dr. isn't concerned I would think that's a good sign.

[mamaofonetrying42]

Ummm. After I had my 1st son, My feet had swelling so bad in them.I cant wear my shoe too. I just keep them up as much as I could. Have you checked your b/p?

[melimeli]

me feet got so big I couldn´t even wear berkenstocks (sp)... I thought they were going to burst... no on e was concerned... it all went down after 2 weeks... how long ago did you have your bebe

[Tennesseegirl]

wow.. jen
glad to hear he is checking out all options.. try to get some rest... I know its hard having a newborn... but just to be safe.. yanno.. were not spring chickens anymore. ;p
keep us posted!! sorry to hear your going threw this..hope all works out... to be nothing.

[vsentz]

oh hunny!!! don't let people scare you... it IS NORMAL!!!! my one friend just had her baby, THEY BOTH are fine, her feet are the size of two tamales and she doesn't have any heart cr*p!!! ;)

Keep a follow up check up w/your doctor, but do not get concearned! it is normal to swell up after you had bubs!! every woman i've talked had told me that after delivery they swelled up like balloons!

.... looking forward to that.... heheheeh ;)

How's little one doing?!?!?!?!

love ya!

[nwmom]

I'm so sorry your having to go through this!!  I had the same problem.  My feet and ankles got SOOO swollen during my pregnancy and were pretty bad at the very end.  I thought, at least once I have her this will go away.  I had my c-section and they blew up 2 or 3 times the size!!!!!  It freaked me out but my dr said it is completely normal and that it can get worse after delivery before it gets better.  He told me it could take up to 2 weeks to fully go down and sure enough it took mine the full 2 weeks and then one morning I woke up and OMG, I had ankles!!!  No more tree stumps.  It was hard to deal with because I had absolutely no shoes that would fit on my big sausages!!!  My mom went with me to get a pair of flip flops 2 times too big just so I could have something on my feet!  I'm glad you dr is doubled checking everything to be sure but it sounds pretty normal to me.  Hang in there girl, you'll have your feet and legs back soon :o)  

kelli

[Tennesseegirl]

gulp... Hope I didnt scare you... I just saw.. inlarged  heart.. and asuming the dr said u have one ? not talking about the swelling as much...
still... I wish you the best..

vsent is making me fill parnoid.. gotta explain myself.. U bad girl... go get you some raspberry leaf tea! ha ha ah

[vsentz]

HEHEHEHE no girl! i really didn't mean it because of you!!!! lol... see??? now i am paranoid too!!! ;)

get me that tea then! we'll sip it together like if it was margaritas! =)))

[Tennesseegirl]

lol...
sounds wonderful