My husband has something going on in his joints. It started with redness, swelling and severe
pain in his wrist. It stayed there a couple of days, then moved to his knee and foot. It got so bad there,that one day he had to be in a wheelchair. It then moved to his fingers and hands. Two of his fingers were so swollen,they looked like they were about to bust open. Then it moved to his elbows. Then, back to his foot again, but this time a different part of the foot. It is now back in his foot again and his hands. He went to his primary doctor. He said he thinks it is
gout. He did a blood test to check for
gout. When that came back, they called and said that his
hemoglobin count was low, as well as, other discrepancies in the test. The doctor wants him to go have a chest x ray. I am totally confused about this. I don't understand what joint
pain has to do with having to have a chest x ray. Can you help me understand what it is the doctor might be looking for? Thank you.
