Toprol-XL and glass shards

I am 47 years old, and had surgery in February. Blood pressure was elevated during the stay in the hospital, so the Doctor put me on Maxzide 50/75. That was fine until I returned to work and the bathrooms are a 1/4 mile away. Then he put me on 25mg of Toprol. After only taking for one month, my hands swelled up to the size of softballs, and every joint in my body felt as though there were glass shards in them. I stopped taking the Toprol a little over a month ago, and the swelling went down some by using Celebrex (which caused a sulfur allergy), and now I have severe carpal tunnel in both wrists from the extreme swelling, and surgery has been given me as my only option to relieve the pressure. Doesn't this Toprol ever work its way back out of your system?