hi SNAP!!!!!! you are not alone ... mine started in my left foot (in boot for 6 weeks told i had broken it...) then told i hadnt ect ... then my hands swelled but more the left ... lost my job through time off ... various pain from stabbing electric type to arthritic ache ... mri nothing shows up ... this morn my left foot swollen again ( but swells width way like ive become deformed... n ow also left leg a hand doing the same ... beginning to feel like the elephant woman ! back to gp today dont know why i dont go to the vet think ive lost faith in nhs ... sorry i have no answeres for you but you are not alone ( was told by someone that it could be to do with the lymphatis system being blocked but cant confirm this as i have a gp altho nice if you suggest something she takes it personal as i you are telling her ;her job ) i wish you all the best........................