My mother had that problem. Besides neuropathy my mother had that problem. Besides neuropathy(numbness) she had very poor circulation in her legs and feet. They suggested putting stunts in her legs

Stents?

I take care of my 79 year old aunt. We were running like crazy between the kidney dr, gastroenterologist, family dr and heart dr. We never seem to get anywhere doing this. But when her situation finally caused her to be admitted to the hospital, the situation was always cleared up quickly. I cant understand this. Putting these elderly people with mobility issues through all this running. It sounds like your way might be better.

EL
 

I have a friend that has Neuropathy in her feet and it’s very painful.

You could be having a bout with gout.
Gout is a painful form of inflammatory arthritis. It usually develops in the big toe BUT can develop in any body joint, including the ankle. It can cause water retention. It forms when your body has too much Uric acid. This acid forms sharp crystals that cause sudden bouts of pain , tenderness AND swelling.
I would imagine it would be terrible in both feet.
If u have already been diagnosed with arthritis, I would want a referral to a specialist in arthritis. (Rheumatology)

Call your doctor!!!!!

RA
 

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BC I HAD ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS U HAVE. WENT TO A RHEUMATOLOGIST WHO THROUGH LAB WORK TOLD ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. I HV BEEN ON HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR 4 months and now methotrexate has been added. Being weaned off prednisone slowly. I can walk now with slight limp no longer need an aid to help me. I think I am having some side effects from the prednisone but it has helped my RA tremendously. Other meds can take up to six months to kick in.

I recommend seeing a cardiologist. Swollen feet and ankles can be a sign of heart disease. It was for me.

Happens to me “gout” check your uric acid level. I get it from eating certain foods.

Are you retaining water? condition may not be arthritis! Get a lab work up ASAP

And the "hart doctor" referenced in post #4 would be a veterinarian.

Do you really mean "one who specializes in rum", in particular the drinking of?

See a different Doctor get a second opinion

Ask your doc about going to physical therapy and walking in the pool

Maybe you have Gout? Your Dr will do blood work to check your Uric Acid blood levels

Gout in multiple joints in both feet at the same time is highly unlikely. Besides, what doctors know and you don't is that half the people with gout do not have high uric acid levels and half the people with high uric acid levels do not have gout

foot pain
 

you have neurtopathy, go on line for more detail. you can buy a pain relieving foot cream from any pharmacy.


DHP

Don't mess around call an Ambulance and go to the Emergency Room. The money makers there will give you every test imaginable.

Sounds like textbook gout which is a form of arthritis

That is a symptom of a bigger problem you need a specialist not a local doctor. Go to Mayo Clinic.also keep a health diary. Food sleep exercise symptoms etc

Also the history when it started and try to explain the pain

If you drink alcohol, stop. The pain will improve in a week

The symptoms you describe happened to me, one because I was eating frozen dinners and they are full of salt. The second time was after my doctor put me on Crestor. I thought I had MS or something..... I could barely stand up. After a month of it getting worse and worse, I thought about it and went off the Crestor, within a week I was fine.

Most of the primary’s here are worthless. I’m on the fifth one and really not happy with this one either. I would go to Ocala free standing ER or the new one on RT 44 that’s affiliated with Shands. They both are excellent places and will advise you what to do. Go today!!!! (I’m a retired RN).

This thread just keeps getting worse and worse. You think this nice lady who is looking for help is likely to have alcoholic peripheral neuropathy? Suddenly? This a perfect example of why there is no American Association of Amateur Physicians.

yes, you can get muscle aches and weakness from gammaaminobutyriccoenzymeA inhibitors (statins), but not usually edema.

That may be true, but urgent care centers do not provide longitudinal care. All they do is triage the problem and send you to another physician.

Same here. I cannot take ANY cholesterol reducing med.

Arthritis won't cause your legs to swell, that sounds like heart or kidney condition
 

You need full lab screens and appropriate scans. If your present doctor doesn't do it, go to an urgent care.

Maybe it has something to do with Medicare? When one of us has had an unexpected problem we've been told to go to Urgent Care by the primary's office because the doctor's schedule is too full to work anybody in. They are busy doing annual "wellness" exams or six-month followups to the wellness exams. Our doctor told me he saw 30 patients a day.

My husband had gout in both feet at the same time. Extremely painful. Two hospitalizations for him.

Could be Gout. It can come on quickly, and be very painful.
 

Could be Gout? It can come on quickly, and be very painful.

Make an appointment with a neurologist , forget your family doctor !

There are many things you could have but check .. psoriatic arthritis. Swelling of hands and feet- inflammatory arthritis. Increases overnight in bed and very tight in mornings to walk. See a rheumatologist and they will do blood work for gout- Crp- inflammatory- RA etc

The Ocala free standing ER is on 466A and it is excellent.

The new one on RT 44 is affiliated with the Villages Hospital, not Shands.

Look in to CRPS / RSD. Your symptoms read like mine.

To the OP:

I hope you have been following all this. If so, it should be clear that this site really won't help much. Non-professionals tend to see everything through the lens of their own or family's personal experience. Note how 3 or 4 posters state they have identical symptoms to you, but each have a different condition. Your physician will have a much broader perspective on the possible diagnoses and how to test for them. If you have the mobility, it's fine to go to Shands or Mayo. But what people don't realize is that Shands and Mayo are just buildings, and unfortunately they assume that every doctor there is a top expert. Far, far from the case. And at Shands, since it is a teaching hospital, you are likely to first be seen by a medical student or a resident. So check out any specialists you are referred to. I may be prejudiced, but I prefer American medical school graduates that are MD's and not DO's who trained at an American University hospital and don't consider English their second language
Hope you get the answers you need, take care.

I don't know how to advise you but I have been in your shoes. Pain is the Great Motivator and is what finally got me to a Specialist. I swore off-Web MD several years ago on the advice of my Primary & TOTV Doctors.

I hope you get some relief quickly, its a rough problem to have. Some days the pain still comes back on me but is manageable nowadays. Good Luck.

Get a ultra sound on legs. I needed Orthopaedic socks to help with the blood flow

Hello again, golfing eagles,

I would like to know that upon which you base your prejudice against DO’s. We have a DO in our family — and just for the record — she was accepted into both kinds of med schools. She chose to become a DO.

I see you also are prejudiced against docs not born in this country. I have dealt with 4 Indian doctors over the years — different situations — different family members needing care. They were a rheumatologist, a cardiologist, a pulmonologist, and a surgeon. Each was an outstanding diagnostician, without arrogance, and they actually seemed to like “old people.” Curiosity and caring seemed to be a natural part of their psychological makeup. That’s my experience — which I just had to throw in here because when I see painting with a wide brush, it makes me grouchy — and I just have to speak up.

Insightful, sassy Boomer

I want to join you in wondering.

I have been doctored by a few non American doctors...my experience has always, with no exception been fantastic.

And I had serious issues many years ago, resolved by a D O, and I asked about the DO part, never having been in the care of someone with that designation, and he explained it was his choice.