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First,allow me to apologize for my inactivity of late. It is wonderful to see

our list expanding and I welcome you all with open arms. a,I lost the

picture you sent me,so if you can,could you upload it to the group for me.I have

been reading with great interest all the sites on feet,so thanks .

As you know I have stressed many times over for everyone afflicted with RA to

take care of your feet by seeing a podiatrist on a regular basis. My latest

fiasco is the worst I have experienced. I have a nodule where a lot of folks

have bunions, on Monday it was very tender and stinging so I soaked my foot in

salt water. Went to a friends for dinner and about 4pm and by 7pm it was swollen

to the size of golf ball so off wewent to the emergency where we waited 5 hours

only to be told he thought it was Gout and gave me a scrip. My GP was away so I

went to his partner who also agreed it was gout. All I wanted was somebody to

burst it and getrid of the pain. By Thursday when my own GP was back,he took one

look and grabbed a syringe,stuck the needle in and drained it off. Instant

relief! It was an abscess and now has become ulcerated so GP is desperately

trying to save the top of my foot. I had to stop the Enbrel because of the

infection. I just finished soaking my foot in Epsom salts and warm water. It is

now bandaged but starting to sting again so obviously it will erupt again during

the night.

This is probably more than you needed to know but want to emphasize about taking

care of your feet,examining them daily yourself looking for any unusual redness

or swelling.

Sorry to bore you with all this but I have had so much pain I just had to tell

someone who would understand.

Hugs & Love to you all.

June