Hi Bex,
Everybody is way more experienced than I am, but in a practical way, soak your feet in lukewarm water with a good handfull of salt. This will help get some of the water out of the tissues and give you more comfort. Then lie down for ten to twenty minutes with your feet slightly elevated. This will encourage drainage.
And then you get your maid to massage relaxing oils into your skin . . . . . . . yeah, right!
With the warmer weather coming, swelling can be more of a problem anyway. Try to do foot and leg exercises while you are sitting. It is the contraction of the calf muscles which helps to pump the blood back up the leg against gravity.
No matter what treatments you are using, if you are not walking around much you need to help your circulation all you can.
Of course, sprinting to the littlest room will help; perhaps we could start a new sport for the Olympics.
Have you checked if your urine is out of the correct pH range (which I can't remember right now) I've always taken Urals if I suspect a problem, and this works well for me. Get from pharmacy without Rx. Very cheap.
Good luck
Carol
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