fluid? inflammatory joints?

[monkeygirl]

I had an MRI done last week on my left foot, because it's been bothering me for ages. The big toe joint has been hurting for about 2 years, and this spring I fractured a little foot bone. It still hurts now, so I decided enough was enough and got an MRI. Now the doctor is telling me that there appears to be fluid in/around the joint. What does that mean?

 

She also said that I might have an inflammatory joint disease. Is this just arthritis or could it be something else?

 

I'm supposed to get some bloodwork done, I guess that'll give us more information or something. I just wanted to get a preliminary idea of what might be going on.