1 Swelling of the ankles and feet, or swelling in the lower back if the patient is bedridden (right-sided failure). 2  Rapid weight gain due to fluid retention (right-sided failure). 3  Abdominal pain and a feeling of fullness (right-sided failure).  Swollen neck veins (right-sided failure).
shuffle. 1  to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2  to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3  to move clumsily (usually followed by into): to shuffle into one's clothes.
staggered. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1a : to reel from side to side : totterb : to move on unsteadily staggered toward the door. 3  2 : to waver in purpose or action : hesitate. 4  3 : to rock violently the ship staggered. 5  transitive verb. 6  1 : to cause to doubt or hesitate : perplex. 7  2 : to cause to reel or totter.