Sohothief
09-09-2007, 01:37 PM
Hi everyone, about five years ago i woke up and my right leg and foot were swollen so badly i couldn't even wear flip flops. my doc told me to go to lab and get bloodwork. said it was not a good sign. nothing. after a day or two it went away. over the last 5 years i have had intermittent swelling in my right knee, calves and feet. two years ago, i went to ER on thanksgiving. Doc there said there was definitely something going on. Shortly after that, i began to get finger and wrist pain. went to ortho and he did surgery for carpal tunnel, tendonitis and reconstructed the bone in my thumb closest to m wrist. for the past year and a half, thumbs have swelled, (i go get a cortisone shot), fingers swell, toes swell, and i feel like i am walking on a baseball on the bottom of my right foot. also second toe swells. but, tis is on and off. i'm so stiff in the morning and so tired after having slept 9 hours, i feel like its the middle of the night. my nails are pitted. my rheumy did not think i had enough inflammation in enough joints. its like your tooth stops hurting when you finally get to the dentist. i have, however, gone in to see primary care doc and she told me to go see another rheumy. so, sometimes my hip hurts so badly i feel like its broken, then i wake up another day and its a different joint. am i nuts?