I have not been diagnosed with cancer, but was rather hoping someone might be able to give me a few ideas about the sudden appearance of edema in my left foot and calf.
I do have osteoarthritis (mild), which I manage by daily exercise (at least 1 hour), biking, walking, and weight lifting. I have been exercising like this for three years and I have never had a problem. I eat organic foods, and do not eat any white flour or white sugar, eat a lot of raw spinach.
The edema showed up suddenly after two weeks of not exercising due to illness. There is no numbness in the leg, just the foot, and the foot is swollen so that I cannot see the veins in my foot. I can get it into a shoe, but it's not real comfortable. There is no discoloration of the foot. If I take a OTC diuretic, it helps, and it goes down if I move around, but comes back as soon as I sit for a while in my office chair. I've been elevating the foot, increased my water intake, went down to one cup of coffee a day, and eliminated diet sodas. I've tried to assess my diet to see if there is a particular food giving me a problem, but have had no luck isolating the culprit.
If anyone can give me general ideas as to what this edema might mean, I would appreciate it. I am not looking for a diagnosis, just want to know if this is potentially serious and if I should get my tail to a doctor.
Thanks