Publish posts not displaying

So, I was writing a post the other day and attempted to upload a picture. Problem is that the picture may have uploaded, but there was no image and when I went to publish the post the next page displayed was blank. Subsequently, I tried to go back and delete the drafts from the tables and have not had any luck remedying the problem. I tried a fresh install with new tables and was able to save just fine, but when I restored the tables from backup the problem returned. I’ve been using wordpress for a couple years and the idea of starting a new site and losing my posts doesn’t sound appealing. Any advice would be appreciated.