My mother is 64 (I think; she doesn't tell anyone her age). In Nov 07' she started having problems with swelling in abdomen, hands, feet, legs and her blood pressure was high for the first time. She went to the doctor (or hospital; I am not sure) and they told her that her potassium and sodium were very low and they put her on a blood pressure medicine and several other prescriptions to help alleviate the swelling and increase her potassium and sodium levels. My father has taken her to every kind of specialist there is over the course of the last four months.

I have asked him to convey to the doctors what her daily routine consist of, which is the following: 8-10 cups of coffee/day, 2 PACKS of cigarettes, no exercise (I mean NONE!), and no exposure to sunlight (with the exception of summertime). I think all of this has something to do with her symptoms. Do you have any idea of what could be wrong with her?? Please HELP!

Medical Background: Heart Disease runs in her family - two of her siblings died from massive heart attacks; Cancer - her mother died of what was thought to have started as brain cancer, but had spread all over by the time they discovered it and she lived only a few weeks. Her sister had breast cancer a few years back.

My mother has more than her share of doctor's visits. She does have an annual mammogram and GYN Check-Up and she claims to have what everyone else has had; but hers is ALWAYS worse. The results do show high blood pressure, low potassium and sodium, and she does have swelling, mainly in her feet now.

DIAGNOSE MY MOTHER......PLEASE!!!