Blood tests . . . . . .
Urea and Electrolytes - basically the body's biochemistry.
Liver Function Tests - self-explanatory.
Totally agree with Gingernut's reassurance. It sounds as if this is the sort of fluid accumulation in certain dependent parts of the body which just happens a little more readily in most of us as we slowly grind towards "middle age" (oops, sorry ! ). Also agree that the word OEDEMA should not be used if at all possible. In many medics' minds it is inextricably linked with nasty things like heart failure and malignancies.
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