My mother (81) had her lower leg just start bleeding yesterday. Why would this happen.?
154915
As you get older your whole body just gets run down...bleeding can be a sign of other, more serious health concerns. Make sure she sees a doctor.
243871
I am not sure how serious honey, but this definately is not normal..Have you told your mother or an adult about this? You really need to, because blood clots are nothing to mess around with.  It might be something that can be corrected very easily with medication.  I would not wait until something really bad happens.  Please talk with someone today about this.  The longer you wait the worse it is going to get.  Everything is going to be ok : )
747853
could be heavy bleeding. clotting when having your periods is natural. Don't panic. Unless you have a valid reason to think it's a miscarriage. Go to a gyno if thati s the case. But miscarriages that happen in the first few months of preganancy pass unnoticed. And your age. God, ppl have babies in their late 40s so it's not menopause. But seriously, just ask your mom. Those things sort of run in the family.
599782
Yes it is bad, but it's NOT from her blood pressure. She in serious danger of dropping dead of a heart attack or stroke ANY MINUTE with blood pressure that high. It's just not acceptable. Take her to the emergency room NOW.
569982
I am sorry for your loss.  47 yo is very young, therefore you musy be young and the loss of a parent so young is even harder on the survivors.\n \nWhen a person has a heart attack the heart muscle is lacking the oxygen it needs because of blockage in the cornary (heart) ateries that feed the heart muscle.  If it is a long time before the mucscle gets oxygen that term is ischemia.  Often times the muscle dies from this lack of oxygen, and scar tissue replaces the healthy muscle tissue.  Scar tissue doesn't work as well as the muscle so it makes the heart work inefficiently.  Often times the heart cannot keep up with the amount of blood flowing in and out of it from the lungs and the blood backs up and causes an problem thats call congestive heart failure.  Your mom was regulated in the hospital with meds, probably diet and close observation.  The fact that she also had pluerisy which is an infection or irritation in the slippery membrane that surrounds the outside of the lungs allowing them the move freely in your chest cavity was probably not a cause of death as you found out later.  \nPersons with severe ischemia occassionally do ok if they are closely monitoring their meds, diet, (sodium intake can cause an excessive build up of fluids in the body, making the damaged heart have to work harder).  Since no autopsy was performed, the physicains knew what he hearts base line abilities were when she went home, and by knowing how severely her damage was they are able to presume that her heart disease was probably the cause of her death.  Her primary MD is usually the one to sign the death certificate, so if you want to know where they got the info to determine her exact cause of death, put a call into them and ask.\nI hope that you can find closure on this.  As long as it plagues you, you will have a hard time going through the grief process.  Contact Hospice if you are having a difficult time accepting her death.  They are experts at helping people cope with their losses.\nGod Bless you and your family during this difficult time.
992110
I hope you are ready to hear this, but she may be getting ready to die. Have you looked into nursing homes? When it gets to be too much for you to handle, you might want to look into hospice care, they help the patient and the family for the inevitable. But when a person stops eating, they have given up and are preparing to die. When looking at nursing homes, don't get freaked out by the price, because they usually don't stay too long. I'm going through this with my dad right now, actually he wants to go because he knows its getting too hard for mom to take care of him. Best wishes.
317253
There is many reasons, if she is overweight or mostly sit leg hanging possibility of vericose veins are there. or if she is having pain while walking may ne thrombophilebitis it is a clot formation in the blood vessels. Or other reasons are any renal problem in which kindney fails to work properly and urinary output decrease. so the fluid retention is there. and many more reason are there for legs swelling
693704
Im so sorry that your mum is suffering from this very cruel debilitating condition.\n\nAs I know you will be aware lupus affects so many internal organs so working out if this is lupus related is not easy, as the painful neck could be down to usual wear and tear etc. Musco skeletal injury, back pain, knee pain etc often presents itself as neck and head pain.\n\nHas she thought about a neuromuscular consultation?   to eliminate the chance that she may have accumulative strain through holding herself stiffly? The fact that the pain is worse when she slouches seems to point to it being a lower back problem?  (We are all really good at standing on one leg if the other one hurts therefore damaging the good leg etc)\n\nA neuromuscular therapist could show her how to relax, how to move in pattern, and how to recognise when her everyday movements are taking her into pain?\n\nGood luck to you both
186478
Since you've been fine up until now and the situation has persisted for a week you really should see a doctor about this.  The tingling makes me think something's causing circulation problems in your legs. On the plus side, your symptoms do *not* match having a blood clot in your leg.
958466
50 is typically too old to have a baby,and she had her tubes tied. I doubt that she is pregnant. She may be going through menopause, a lot of the symptoms are similar. Also she may be imagining that she is pregnant. I would go to the doctor with her, to make sure everything is ok physically and mentally.Good luck :)
257764
I am sorry for your loss. It is horrible and I also know that nursing homes are notorious for not taking the best care of patients. NOT all nursing homes, but certainly a great many. The same thing happened this past fall with our grandmother, if they had taken care of her the way they were suppose to have she would not have gotten as sick as she did which caused her death. We didn't pursue the matter because they are much bigger than us and the burden of proof was on us. We were not there 24 hours a day so how are to come up with proof. This kind of thing that happened with your sister happens in hospitals too, please remember that. These places harbor many many diseases and infections run rampant through both. Let it go for peace of mind and let your grief run its natural course. Again I am sorry for your loss. Take care
886813
She needs to see a doctor.  She might have a vaginal or urinary tract infection or both and 4 months is way to long to have it go untreated.  She could also have a sexually transmitted disease if sexually active.  How old is your mother and why hasn't she seen a doctor?  Why in the world would you ignore this and ask non-professionals here for help.....get her to a doctor at once!
472408
go to the doctor as soon as possible-  my mom had that and didnt go to the doc wrate away and she had to have spinal surgery, and has 2 pinched disks in her spine and is in a wheel chair because she cannot feel her hands or feet, if she would have gone to the doctor sooner they could have helped her.  i think you should seriousally go to the doctor cause if it is something serious it could cause long term problems!!! GO!!!
476585
GO TO THE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY! I'm a type 1 diabetic, and I'm also a paramedic. Bleeding is NEVER normal if you aren't having your period, especially if you combine that with abdominal pain. Go to the ER tonight!!!! RIGHT NOW!
1110369
If your mom has blood in her stool then she has a GI bleed somewhere.  If the blood is bright red then it is either a lower GI bleed or a brisk upper GI bleed.  Dark maroon or black stool suggests an upper GI bleed. If the source of the bleeding isn't found and stopped, she could be in trouble.  Did the docs do a colonoscopy? An upper endoscopy? They need to find out something.\n\nAlso, if her white count is up that indicates infection/inflammation somewhere.  Has she had chronic diarrhea?  She could be losing blood due to a parasitic infection, too. Too many possibilities to list here.
1072163
Has she had a PET scan to try and find the primary cancer? If she has bone cancer that has spread from an unknown primary cancer then this is not a good situation. She has been given the radiation for palliative pain control in her bones and not as a curative treatment. Make sure her pain is treated properly as it will probably increase over time. Perhaps it is time to contact hospice or make other preparations to take care of your mother. \n\nHere is a good webpage about cancer of unknown primary so that you can better ask questions about treatment options of your mother's Drs. Make sure you have realistic expectations because there is no reason to make her sick from chemotherapy if the treatment will not produce remission or extend life span.  good luck\n\nhttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1463.htm
1155202
Yes.  It is similar to childbirth.  I bled for a month after childbirth, only to get my period two weeks later.  If it is still heavy and full of clots it may be cause for concern.  I would talk to your midwife/obgyn.  At the very least it will make you feel better.  And I am terribly sorry for your loss!