Re: [CMLHope] swelling during hot weather

2010-04-17 Thread Myvety2k
I took another water pill this morning and my feet look much better. I think that walking in the woods and heat and shoes gave me the problem. I know I can't take very hot weather. I got heat stroke 4 years ago when we were living in Springfield, MO. and I'm still having side effects from

[CMLHope] swelling during hot weather

2010-04-16 Thread Victoria Reiter
I am on Gleevec and know I retain water because of it. Two years ago, there was a terrible heatwave here, in New York City, and I foolishly went to do errands. I wound up with incipient heart failure from water retention. My internist treated me with a diuretic and warned me that in future, I mu