Hello to all. I finally decided it was time to post a question here to try to get some help for a problem I've been having.
I've been searching for a while now for any indication as to what is going on with me, without any luck. I thought I'd put it out here in hopes someone here might have an idea.
First, some background: I'm a 69 year old grandmother, and I live in the U.S. I was diagnosed with PMR in 2016 & started Prednisone. I am down to 3.5mg daily now. I'm not without pain, but it's doable. I am also on BP medications, one of which is a diuretic, which I've been taking for years.
Then, last year, I began having problems with my feet & hands. The feet were painful and sore to walk. The bottoms turn bright red, and the tops began swelling with fluid. Sometimes the swelling is up near the toes, sometimes down the sides, and sometimes around the ankle bone. It's both feet.
Also, my fingers started feeling "sticky", and sometimes all of them will itch horribly (usually when I am trying to sleep at night). I found that ice cold water helps the itch. I was also diagnosed with Raynaud's syndrome, but my doctor didn't think it was from that. She referred me to a Rheumotologist. After a 5 month wait to get in, and over 30 labs later, I was told my bloodwork was within "normal" range (all except the ANA, which was very high). They had no answer for my feet/hand problems, except to mention it "could" be erythromelalgia. I was told to come back in four months.
I'm at the point where I can't wear any shoes or sandals because pressure on the top of the feet causes severe swelling. The feet are still very sore, and walking hurts. I want to add that, when I first wake up in the morning, the feet do not hurt (until I start walking), and they are not swollen at all. And, the diuretic I take daily doesn't help with this at all. This has been going on for a year now.
Sorry, this is so long, but I was wondering if anyone has heard of anything like this. Thank you for any input you can give me.