Hi there,
After my last chemo infusion of Docetaxel, I developed swollen ankles that are not going down. I have had swollen ankles or calves during my treatment but they have always gone down completely overnight and have totally sibsided after a few days. Not this time, they don't go down completely overnight.
I called the chemo unit to tell themwhat was going on and they suggested I called the GP as I needed to be seen. The GP called me and asked me a couple of questions over the phone without seeing me and prescribed water tablets and told me I should take them "for a week or two" (his exact words). He also gave me a blood form for blood tests to check on kidneys and liver function, thyroids, glucose, amongst other things.
The earliest I can get an appointment for a blood test is in a week and a half and I had to wait for a couple of days to get the water tablets as the chemist didn't havw them in stock. I took the first tablet this morning but there is no change, my ankles are still swollen.
Have you had a similar experience? What did it turn out to be the cause? How long did the water tablets take to get the swelling down?
