Originally Posted by Silverlady

For several months now, I've had some serious problems that are not being resolved. So I thought I'd post and see if anyone has any suggestions for what I might do. You may remember that I developed stress fractures, multiples including one in my left ankle, foot, thoracic spine and finally two in my sacrum. The culmination of the fractures was that I wound up in the hospital for two weeks.

The rheumatologist and otho told me I'd need 10-12 weeks to recover from the initial effect of the fractures and then they would put me in physical therapy. About two weeks before the physical therapy, my ankles started swelling. They were intermittant at first, some days more swollen than other days. Now for almost a week they remain swollen all the time. The left more so than the right. Now my ankles, feet, legs up thru the knees, hands, and today my eyes are swollen. I cannot exercise for very long in the physical therapy before I have this feeling of needing to urinate. And I am finding that I need to stay close to a bathroom because of this reason. I just feel toxic. Odd way to describe it, but it is the way I feel. I'm falling sleep sitting up sometimes too.

The rheumatologist looked at my general bloodwork and says it is just the hot summer. But hot summers haven't affected me this way before. I'm vibrating more than usual too. And I constantly have this feeling of the world sorta swimming around. Also I have periods of confusion. I am shaking violently after exercise. I can't hold on to a glass without using both hands and am afraid of missing my mouth when trying to put anything to it.

I am also losing the toenails on both big toes. The podiatrist said I had a trauma to them. I haven't dropped anything on my toes, run them into anything and wear sandals around the house. No trauma that I know of.

On my last blood work, the RF factor was out of range at 36,
the Microscopic Exam of urine had mucus threads present which was considered out of range,
my serum glucose was out of range at 115
And on the CBC the RBC was out of range at 3.45, Hemoglobin was out of range at 10.9, Hematocrit was out of range at 31.6, and the RDW was out of range at 15.7%

And if you are still with me at this point, I thank you so much. I know this is long, but I've waited a long time to post it and wanted to try not to leave out anything that might help someone who might be able to help me.

Anyone have any suggestions about what is going on? I seem to have a doctor who doesn't seem to have a clue. Thanks in advance for any answers.

Billye