I have what is probably Sjogren's too and am on Prednisone. My Internist calls this swelling "pitting edema," but I cannot recall him saying what he thought was causing it... I cannot see my ankle bones clearly, it probably is not bad. I know steroids cause fluid retention, but I don't think Billye is on them. The swelling improves if I up the dose. So does my BP, which I thought had settled down... Go figure...

I have slight anemia and hematuria (microscopic amount of blood in urine) and some vasculitis in my legs, according to biopsy... Do either of you have these? I was wondering if this could be the cause of it all...

Billye is right. You can't get anything done in a hurry anywhere around here. A lot of times, you cannot even get a return call the same day... It is upsetting when these things happen and you don't know what is wrong and no one even acts concerned (except you guys.) Thank goodness we have you.

Cathie