Hi, my mother-in-law leg has been swollen for about 4 months, she wont go see her doctor now it black. She have high blood pressue and problems with her heart. What could be going on with her? She is 84 years old and overweight. My husband and I are very concern.
Haigh she has some heart issues along with High BP, then it's a kind of worrying situation for her. Do her renal function tests and check her creatinine level and urea levels. Her legs are swollen as she has pedal edema. This is due to excess water in her body. Use diuretics(potassium sparing in case of hypokalemia)and do her chest X-ray whether she has cardiomegaly or not.thanks.