[Cathy]

First of all HELLO; I actually do miss visiting, reading, responding and praying for all of you out there. I seem to have less and less time for anything but work, eat and sleep...I want to sleep all the time. I'm going to work backwards as I might have to stop. this is the latest thing going on. My feet and ankles are swelling reaching up to the knees along with a rash - kind of like - pityriaisis(spelling?). Last May and August I had venous ablation done to both upper legs and calves; this is a procedure that kills off veins that are not working properly and allowing the blood to reroute itself for better flow to the heart. I healed pretty slowly, but the swelling got worse. The cardiologist sent me then for a pelvic CT scan with contrast, putting the needles for that in my feet of which the right foot had to be stuck about 8 times before someone else came in & did it. Talk about ouch!!! That foot still hurts and more now than ever. They found very little from the test, except the good news that no veins were being blocked. He said we could think of scanning whole legs, which I'm thinking about seriouosly asking for this; but I don't know what to do. I'm 63 and told him I'm too young to feel this old. (complications - fibromyalgia, lumbar degeneration and well as cervical, with osteoarthritis in my spine, feet hands - you name it. I had a go a number of years ago with active RSD) At any rate, I used to be "strong like bull" as the saying goes, and now can't do much of anything. Right now though, I'm mostly concerned with my feet and legs. I hate it when drs do care for you, but they get that look, I just don't know what to tell you. Well, if anyone got through all this, Bless you; there are a lot of very smart people on these boards and I'm still so grateful you're out here. Gotta go back to work now. Thank you.
Cathy