[Caluabdum]

i too am sorry to hear about your difficulties.
aches and pains could just be due to the muscles having to work again. but the swelling is a definite bad sign

im not sure how it works in america, but here my gp (or the surgery's nurse) just took some quick blood tests to rule out rhuemetism, rather than referring me straight to a specialist

as for treatments etc. cant help much really
a quick google search came up wit things like this
http://www.altivoe.com/tendon_bone_treatment.html
not sure how useful that will be for you

keep strong