question: I have really bad swelling (appears to be water retention) in my ankles (swells beyond my shoe line), my calves are also swollen and my knees are very warm. My knees down to my ankles burn really badly. This has been happening for almost a full week. Everything goes down by in the morning but begins burning and swelling within about an hour of waking. Interestingly, I am a distance runner and do NOT swell while running.