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MaraLyn · 05-09-2010, 10:13 PM

My legs and feet hurt sooo bad!! My feet burn, I have spasms in my ankles and have a difficult time walking because it feels like my feet are broken. It makes my legs ache all the way up to my hips sometimes.

My feet turn red and get swollen and it used to be only a couple times a month but it's happening almost everyday now. I have edema in both legs up to my knees, and my shins and lower calves are this ruddy color. I get this weird skin thing on the insides of my legs right above my knees. It looks all blotchy with white areas and blue/red irregular lines.

I've had this pain for a long time, but I had surgery on my right lower leg in 12/2008 and since then this whatever it is has gotten so much worse.

I just got a new doc who did some blood tests on my and my ESR, which measures inflammation and infection was elevated...and I don't have an infection.

I've been doing a lot of research on my symptoms and, although they could be signs/symptoms of many things, it sounds a lot like CRPS.

I don't think my new MD is going to want to run a lot of tests to search this out, as I don't think she is interested in diving into this. I was wondering if there is a certain MD, like a Neurologist or Rhuematologist that would be more apt to investigate my symptoms?

If I did have CRPS, what kind of doc would I need to see? What specialist?

I am a Nurse and am on my feet all day and I want to find out how to help decrease this pain. It's getting difficult to work, let alone walk.

Please help,

Thanks!!!