What to do for swelling?

[jr830481]

My husband has had serious heart problems and been in the hospital.  They worked in medical ICU to get his fluid under control and his blood pressure.  He has been on a catheter for several weeks.  They moved him out of ICU to another floor supposedly to give him therapy.  HOWEVER, a doctor (new) took him off all his lasix and he went from weighing 138 when admitted to 175 for release.  His legs, penis and scrotum was swollen to the max.  
Sctotom was the size of a soft ball or larger.  He can home from the hospital around the 18th of this month and I had to take him to another hospital to have a cath, because he was so swollen and still is. Do you have any solutions to his problem

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Such kind of scrotal swelling and swelling of legs can be due to cardiac conditions and kidney conditions.  Since your husband had a cardiac condition recently, hence you need to consult a cardiologist as soon as possible as he may need medication for the swelling to subside.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Life360_Dave]

Hi and really sorry what you and he are going through. You have to find out the cause of the scrotum swelling. Take him back to the doctor for sure.