Hi Carmen
In my first pregnancy I had a similar experience to you. I had high BP the whole 3rd trimester, with occasional protein in my urine, but had HUGE feet and hands and my face swelled up like a puffer fish! That was when I went into hospital overnight - just to be monitored. I ended up being diagnosed with PE, which surprisingly didn't worry me at all because I knew I could do nothing about it except rest (yeah right!) Chloe came at 37 weeks, due in part to the PE but also some other things, but everything turned out fine.

This pg is completely different, although I have the same trouble with my hips that you do, and the pain between the legs. Mine is due to an unstable pubic symphisis, and is very common in pregnancy. I have been seeing a physio for it and it is really helping. Try not to worry about the swelling thing though. As long as you are having checkups and being monitored, there's not much else you can do. I also found during my first PG I went from a size 5 1/2 shoe to a 6 1/2, then after dd was born back to a 6, and now nearly the end of this pg I am a 7 1/2!!!