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Is Fluid Retention A Side Effect Of Spinal Fusion Surgery?

I am a 37 year old female 175 pounds. I recently had a spinal fusion it was in july2015. Well about four months ago I noticed my left ankle was swollen and went to the Doct I was retaining fluid I had gained 30 pounds since my last visit. So he put me on lasik and another water pill. And it was only in my left side needless to say I m up to 230 and swollen everywhere and lasik ain t helping and I had every test and blood work ultrasound and ct scan and everything keeps coming back normal
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Hello,

It is unrelated to your previous surgery. Possible causes like renal dysfunction and low blood albumin must be ruled out.

Long standing hypertension and prolonged bed rest can also cause edema(swelling) or lower limbs. You can go for a renal function test(RFT) and liver function test(LFT) to find out the cause for edema.

Make sure that your blood pressure is well within the normal range as hypertension is a common cause for edema.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family physician
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Is Fluid Retention A Side Effect Of Spinal Fusion Surgery?

Hello, It is unrelated to your previous surgery. Possible causes like renal dysfunction and low blood albumin must be ruled out. Long standing hypertension and prolonged bed rest can also cause edema(swelling) or lower limbs. You can go for a renal function test(RFT) and liver function test(LFT) to find out the cause for edema. Make sure that your blood pressure is well within the normal range as hypertension is a common cause for edema. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family physician