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My Husband Developed Swelling And Extreme Pain Of His Wrists,
my husband developed swelling and extreme pain of his wrists, fingers, right ankle and both shoulders and right knee over the a weeks time and has been checked for lyme decease and gout. his blood work is showing slightly high white count and low-grade fever. the pain and discomfort moves daily , it seems better in the morning and starts early afternoon with the swelling and pain. he is 59 and a none smoker. he has been complaining of fullness after eating for about 5 months. he has had a echo and ultrasound on the stomach with nothing unusual. vitals are good and he is generally in very good health. he is scheduled for a ct scan friday on his torso. he just has finished a step-down regimen of prednisone and has been on doxycycline hyclate since friday. for pain he has been taking a couply advils in the evening.