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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP with the father who had generalized edema and who was admitted to hospital for an entire week.

At first, they did not want to admit him! My mother spent hours in the ER waiting for a decision on that. They ran all kinds of bloodwork and had to consult a higher-up who decided to admit, probably based on age and known cardiac insufficiency. He had gained 15lbs of water in a few weeks. Once they were able to reduce the edema by a combination of diuretics and high-protein diet for his malnutrition, he was discharged, but the thing is, none of his diagnosis fully explain all his symptoms and abnormal bloodwork. We suspect something systemic, like metastasis, or a serious auto-immune disease.

I'm sorry your daughter was not admitted, OP. At least you tried.

I would be wary of a specialist for girls. That seems like quackery. Whatever she has, it's serious, and needs real specialists.

I would stick with her meds for now, and try to get a second opinion ASAP with a second PCP.

Please also do not discount the help ChatGPT can give you. I inputed my father's labwork and symptoms as accurately as I could, and it suggested many possible avenues to explore that were later confirmed when his doctors ordered various exams to explore those same avenues. I have been very impressed with how good it is. Make use of it!

Please update up when you can. I hope your daughter feels better soon. If her edema gets worse and she has trouble breathing, then that's a lung infiltration and she needs to call 911 immediately.

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