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I have not been diagnosed yet

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sandra28555
sandra28555

i am constantly in horrific pain and I can't stand in one place. My legs have been severely swollen and the dr. says I have peripheral vascular disease. I am using the Ted hose to my knees. They help with the swelling but are very painful to wear. There are no Rheumitologists in this area so who would you people recommend I go to?

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  • sandra28555
    sandra28555

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    I have severe hip pain, shoulder pain, headache. I am so stiff and sore when I wake up I can hardly move.
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy sandra28555

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      What has your doctor tested you for? There are quite a lot of things you could have which need to be discounted before polymyalgia is finally diagnosed. What blood tests did you have? Did they include ESR and CRP? Are you on prednisone for a short trial to see if it works? Do you have flu type symptoms? Have you had any weight loss? 
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