I HAVE SWELLING OF THE ANKLES AND I AM NOT SURE IF FROM MY KIDNEY PROBLEM, OR FROM VEIN AND CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS BUT MY LEFT ANKLE IS A LITTLE SWOLLEN LIKE IT NORMALLY IS; BUT MY RIGHT IS BADLY SWOLLEN AND HURTS TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT; IT FEELS THE BEST WITH MY FOOT ARCHED BACK AND THE HELL ON THE FLOOR OR SOMETHING; FROZEN THINGS GIVE TEMPORARY RELIEF OF FREEZING THE PAIN BUT COMES BACK AND THE SWELLING GOES DOWN A LITTLE BUT NOT MUCH. MY LOW RIGHT LEG IS SEMI HARD AND YOU CAN SEE MY LOOSE BAGGY SOCK MARKS AFTER I HAVE TAKEN THEM OFF STILL; I ELEVATE THEM BOTH AND STILL THIS CONTINUES ON AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE IN THE LAST YEAR BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH CHEMICALS OF BUG SPRAY WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE AT FIRST AS THEY WOULD SPRAY MY ROOM AND ALL AFTER I LEFT ; I LOST A LITTLE OLDER DOG BECAUSE OF IT. AS A CHILD I WAS EXPOSED AND MY DAD DIED OF URANIUM RADON EXPOSURE AS A MINER AND IN THOSE DAYS DID NOT HAVE THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THEY DO NOW SO HE BROUGHT IT HOME TO US/ ME AND I EVEN HAD PICNIC LUNCHES IN THE RADON MINES. FROM THAT I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LUPUS/ FIBROMAYLIA, RA AND OSTEOARTHRITIS, AND MANY THINGS ; I WAS TAKEN OFF MY HEAVY HARD MEDS OF OXYCODONE AND HYDROCODONE CAUSE I WANTED TO NO. #1 AS I HAD BEEN ON THE HYDROCODONE TOO LONG AND I THINK ALL HAS MADE ME A MESS AND VERY TOXIC I HAVE BEEN CLEAN OF THEM SINCE OCT., 2014 COLD TURKEY LIKE; I AM STILL SEMI ON PREDISONE AND AM HAVING TO TAPER OFF IT AS GOING COLD TURKEY I CRASH AND BURN AND THEN CAN T EVEN MOVE HARDLY; I AM ON LASIC OR FUROSEMIDE 40 MG 1 OR 2 A DAY TO TRY TO TAKE THE EDEMA OFF MY LEGS/ ANKLES AND ALL BUT I END UP IN THE BATHROOM ALMOST ALL DAY AS IT AFFECTS ME GOING TO THE BATHROOM TO PEE ALL DAY AND ALL NITE. THIS ALL HAS AFFECTED MY LIFE AND I AM MAJORILY TIRED OF IT ALL AND I HAVE TAKEN BLOOD TESTS BACK IN MARCH, 2015 AND IT REVEALED BAD HYPOTHYROID PROBLEM, AND URINARY/ BLADDER INFECTION, AND MOST OFTHE ABOVE. I CAN T STAND THE PAIN IN MY RIGHT ANKLE TOO MUCH LONGER AND I DO NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT SYSTEM HERE AT HOME THAT IS UNDERSTANDING TO GO ALL THIS AS MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER EVEN THOU. SHE IS 24 IS STILL INTO THE ME SYNDROME WITH HER AND HER TWO TODDLERS AND HOME AND SHE WORKS FULL TIME AND SO I HAVE ASSUMED AS GANNIE THE NANNIE ROLL, THE HOUSECLEANER, MAID, AND GARDENER AND ALL AND EVEN THOU. I USE TO DO ALL I NEED SOME RELIEF FOR THE PAIN BUT I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK ON THE HEAVY MEDS AS I BELEIVE THEY ARE MAKING ME MORE TOXIC, SEMI NOT AS WITH IT, AND I DON T LIKE BEING DEPENDENT ON ANYTHING OR ANYONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION OF WHAT TO TAKE AND OR DO; I ALREADY ELEVATE MY FEET/ ANKLES/ LEGS AS MUCH AS I CAN, I TAKE 500 MG ASPIRAN IN STEAD OF THE OTHER; I HAVE A LOW SODIUM MEALS AND GOOD FOOD AND MILK , AND LOTS OF FLUIDS AND VITAMINS . I STARTED FEELING WORSE ABOUT A YR AGO AFTER A MAN TAZED ME ON A STREET CORNER TRYING TO GET ME INTO HIS CAR AND I ENDED UP MACING HIM OR I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN LOOSE FROM HIM. FROM THAT I ALSO HAVE AMANISCUS TEAR TO THE SOFT TISSUES IN MY RIGHT LEG, A BAKERS CYST THEREIN, AND SUCH IS WHAT THE MRI/ XRAYS SHOWED; I HAVE NOT HAD ONE DONE RECENTLY TO SEE WHAT IT IS DOING OR DONE, BUT I STILL FEEL UNSTABLE THEREIN AND HAVE TO GUARD MY LEFT KNEE OR A SHARP PAIN OCCASIONALLY GOES THRO. IT LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE, SO I DON T THINK IT HAS MENDED AND ISN T GOING TO AND I MAYB NEED SURGERY ON THE MANISCUS TEAR AT LEAST. I HAVE STIFFNESS FROM THE RA/ OSTEO ARTHRITIS AND SO ALL THIS IS TUFF TO FIGURE OUT AND FRANKLY I DON T KNOW HOW YOU DOCTORS DO IT AS THE BODY IS SUCH A COMPLEX THING. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. MIC THE MESS.. LOL