A few days ago, my ankles swelled up and it made walking difficult and somewhat painful. A friend said it means I have heart problems. So, I went to a heart specialist/Internist who did an EKG and said my heart was fine. He didn't know why it was happening, but he prescribed a pill that makes spend lots of time in the bathroom. He also wants me to get ultra sound of my legs and a blood test. Return to get an electrocardiogram which I thought was the EKG he did in his office. Guess not! I now wear compression socks which seems to help with my walking. I googled my problem and it wasn't good. It said it could be for a life time. OMG. It also said to cut out salt and coffee. Yikes. I will try to get all these things done asap, but my purse is small. Need to know what's happening to me.