My grandmother has extremely swollen feet, ankles and calves and keeps insisting it's simply a bladder infection. I'm a little worried though that she may be experiencing renal failure. I'm concerned she may have started out with a UTI then had that spread to her kidneys resulting in a kidney infection and failure. We're taking her into the hospital tomorrow but if anyone could give me any advice now that would be great. Thanks.
I agree with you that this could be renal failure, especially if she never had swollen feet and legs. It is tough to make recommendations when we don't know what the cause is (could be heart, liver, kidney or just getting old). I would not give her any medications like diuretics (water pills etc) unless she normally takes them. She should be seen by a doctor/hospital ASAP to find out the problem and treat her. Many times kidney infections that cause damage to the kidneys will get better when they are treated.
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