Re: numbness / Welcome, Penny!

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Welcome to the group, Penny!

Sorry that you've had to cope with RA for so long and that your surgery

was followed by so many complications. I hope that the worst is over and

that Remicade continues to help you. Sounds like it is very effective

for you.

What you are describing could be peripheral neuropathy which is quite

common in rheumatoid arthritis. There are many other causes as well:

http://www.aafp.org/afp/980215ap/poncelet.html

http://peripheralneuropathy.bsd.uchicago.edu/causes.html

http://depts.washington.edu/neurosur/ptcare/periph.html

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/peripheralneuropathy_doc.h\

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[ ] numbness

> I just made an appoint with my gp, and after catching up on this

> list, am thinking maybe its connected to my RA instead.

> The three middle toes on my left foot started going numb in the past

> year. Since I have had so many other medical problems, Ive ignored

> this one for sometime, but now its spreading down to the pad of my

> foot, so I thought I would see what they say. Anyone with this

> symptom, I'd love to here from you.

> Penny in Portland