I'm really worried about my mom. I live 1000 miles away from her and she is sick.

It started about 2-3 weeks ago, her legs (mainly below the knee) started swelling. She has had chronic indigestion with lots of burping. She has also been very depressed. She is 64 years old and a smoker.

My mom does not complain about her health. She is the caretaker in our family. For her to tell me these things lets me know how huge a deal it really is.

She takes Benicar HCT for high blood pressure. She is also on a cholesterol med. I did some research and told her to tell her pcp that the Benicar HCT can cause the swelling. He asked her where she got her info and she said the internet. He immediately dismissed her concerns. He said she could go off of the med for a week if she "felt like it". I don't get my info from wikipedia. Being an MS patient and parent of a child with Crohn's Disease, I know how to find drug information.

He did some blood work (non-fasting) and she had ultra sound done her legs. No blood clots. A few days later he told her that she was diabetic put her on a diabetes med. I don't know how he came to this conclusion when she had eaten two hours before the blood work. Her blood sugar level was 200. Not that high especially since she had eaten earlier in the day. He scheduled her for a follow up in 6 weeks!

Well, the swelling has gotten worse and the belching is continuous. I cannot believe this man has not tested her for any heart conditions, liver problems etc!

I cannot get her to go to the er. My dad says that they will wait until tomorrow and call the doctor in the am. He isn't in the office on Tuesdays.

I am ready to freak out! I have tried begging her to go, threatening to call her doctor myself, flying to Pittsburgh from Florida and making her go.

I don't know what else to do! I am petrified. My mom is just not herself at all. I am not an alarmist. I know when something is really wrong. I can hear it in her voice.

Help guys, please, I am really scared.