Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Jacksonville, Florida USA
Legs Painfully Swollen All the Time Posted: 07-16-06 02:14am
I'm a little scared - this has been going
on since christmas. At first I had an
unexplained "spot" on my leg. Looked
like a bruise - paid no attention - then
it peeled! Still didn't give it much
thought. Then every night my ankles and
calves would swell to the point of
stretching my skin taut. I went to a
doctor - ended up seeing the pa (instead
of my insurance-assigned doctor) and the
pa suggested I go to a dermatologist!
Good grief! I didn't go back to him -
that was so stupid of him that it's scary!
I have pretty high bp (usually 150 or 60
over 100 or thereabouts) get weekly
migraines, have palpitations at least once
a week either for no apparent reason or if
I try anything physical longer than 10 or
15 minutes - by then i'm close to
fainting. I read somewhere that the
awful swelling in my legs is
heart-related. What I want to know is -
am I fixin' to die? Am I going to lose
the ability to walk? What kind of
doctor/specialist should I see? What's
wrong with me? And how come no one knows!
Is it that odd? Help me someone
please. I need to know if I need to
start living like I may be dead tomorrow!
