I recently had sudden swelling in lower left leg,ankle,and foot.BAD pain.What ca!


Question: I recently had sudden swelling in lower left leg,ankle,and foot.BAD pain.What can it be?
Lower left foot hurt just a little out of blue, then within 2-3 hrs was swollen 3x normal and hurt so bad I couldn't walk. Even when sitting it ached so bad I couldn't sleep. Dr put me on 50mg Prednisone for 5 days and it went away. First day after taking all of the Prednisone, I woke up feeling like my whole body was one big bruise. It got worse throughout the day, until that night the same swelling and pain came back. So, now I'm back on Prednisone and my Dr. has been doing bloodwork, but no answers. I've been really fatigued for last few months...even falling asleep while standing only waking when I hit the floor! I've gained over 20 lbs in just over 2 months. I've never had any problems with my weight before and haven't changed any of my eating habits to explain this weight gain. I have muscle spasms in my lower legs (esp at night) and what feels like charleyhorse, but in my shin bones, not muscles. I sometimes lose my voice w/o cause or have trouble swallowing, unless i take a drink. I suffer from depression and anxiety and bipolar. I feel like I'm falling apart, piece by piece. I just wonder if taking all these meds are treating the symptoms, but theres something else going on? Does anyone have any idea what could be going on with my health? I'm a 40 yr old female, not overweight, and until recently, was pretty active.

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Many things to investigate. I'm sure your doctor is working on that. Sounds like he's looking at perhaps an auto-immune problem. The Prednisone will halt the bodies immune response by suppressing the immune system. Blood test may include ANA, RA Anti-CCP(looking at Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis). ESR and CRP were probably ordered which are just general markers for inflammation/infection likely to be positive with any swelling. Exposure to tics may also warrant Lyme Studies. Routine CBC, Chemistry panel, LFT's are also good to have as a baseline. Coagulation studies and possibly a vascular study to rule out blood clots. Another problem associated with sudden swelling and pain without trauma might be Gout. Also a need to look at current medication...some medication could cause joint inflammation, muscle wasting.
As far as the fatigue and weight gain I'd be sure and look into your thyroid function. This may be the cause of all; to include your joint pain, swelling. Hypothyroidism. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothy… See, I told you lots of stuff...those are important first line things I would be looking at.

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what kind of tests did he do? Maybe you should see a vascular specialist to make sure your arteries and veins are ok. Don't worry, I've felt like I was falling apart several times before too Good Luck,
and great answer by Pixie Chick!



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