Originally Posted by
twistedruby 
I don't mean to be alarming but water retention in the lower extremities can be a sign of congestive heart failure.
Make sure she gets her heart checked.
Earlier this year she had her fourth episode of Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
landing her back in the emergency room. Even though the doctors always tell her that her excessive drinking is the mitigating factor, my AP seems to get these episodes on days that she hasn't been drinking at all, so she doesn't believe them. It's terribly frightening, as her heart beats so fast she can't get enough oxygen. They literally stop her heart and restart it to get the correct rhythm back. This last time we went to a heart specialist for an ultrasound, and they pronounced her heart fine. So, back to the old drinking routine again with no change.