can anyone please help Im very worried

[shazer1960]

MY ankles have been swollen and I saw my GP on MOn , she said it certainly looks like arthritus to her, but today the swelling on both ankles are allot worse and are very painfull, the pain feels like a very deep aching pain but much worse,and are very tender to touch,  this morning the stiffness seemed to last allot longer but did easy slightly once I started to get going, but the aching has een with me all day and seems to be getting more painfull at this time.MY p has gone very red, shiny and has like a bluey tinge to it. Has anyone any idea what this could be. I have a rhumy appointment in march but this is the soonest I can get an apointment, I have enquired about going private but, it is far to expensive for me and can only get an apointment 2 weeks earlier, than the one I already have with the same specialist.
any advise please

[su_watkinson]

Oh dear Shaza

sorry to hear you're in so much pain

the redness/shininess may be due to the area being so swollen
Try a soak in a nice warm bath and some gentle ankle rotations to help you get going in the morning
good luck with the rheum appointment

sorry not much help..............

Su

[shazer1960]

THANKS SU, i HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT BUT ONLY GOT A SLIGHT RELIEF WHILST IN THE BATH. tHE PHYSIO GAVE ME A YELLOW RUBBER THING YESTERDAY, TOLD ME TO KEEP MY FEET UP AND PUT THE YELLOW THING UNDER MY FEET TO HELP MOVE MY ANKLES UP AND DOWN, GP TOLD ME JUST TO KEEP TO A MIN OF POTTERING  AROUND TO KEEP THE CIRCULATION GOING, NOT SURE IF THIS AWFUL ACHING IN PA OR NOT BUT WHEN THE GP SAW IT SHE SAID IT WAS DEFINATLEY ARTHRITUS? iM SEEING THE DERMO TOMOORW MORNING, SO HOPFULLY HE CAN SHED AOME LIGHT ON WHAT IS GOING ON.
THANKS AGAIN SU
SHARON

[shazer1960]

SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING MISTAKE ON ABOVE MESSAGE, i HAVE TOOK MY SLPEEPING PILLS  MIN AGO AND I DO TEND TO START TALKING IN A DIFFERANT LANGUAGE, SO i THINK I'D BEST GO TO BED NOW. i WILL LOOK AT SOME MORE MESSGES TOMORROW AND RATHER THAN JUST READ THROUGH WILL TRIED AND GET INVOLED TO TRYING TO ANSWER SOME, i FEEL AWFULL JUST ASKING AND NOT GIVING ANYTHING BACK, BUT iM SURE ONCE I START TO LEARN ABOUT IT ALL MYSELF i WILL BE ABLE TO GET MORE INVOLED, BUT THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE HELPED ME SO FAR.
SHAZ

[su_watkinson]

Shaz, take as much as you need here and give as much as you feel able.
Su
xx

[lisalu]

Sharon
I hope you managed to see someone about your annkles, it sounds like more than arthiritus to me, though I hope I am wrong.  Sounds like the swelling could be caused by severe water retention which could be quite serious - not that I want to worry you, but my mum was the same.
Let us know how you are.
Lisa

[Mrs_Sheepz]

HI shazer,

sorry to hear you're in so much pain
Have you tried taking any anti inflamatories (like ibuprofen) that might help a bit :-/

good luck for your rheumy appaointment ... hope they sort you out soon ....