Re: questions about ra and lupus - Jenna swelling

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I used to have swelling in a few places. One knee would swell so much that

there was no slack in my jeans at the knee. Normally, they would be more

than an inch loose. When I finally decided to mention it to my Rheumy, he

prescribed Colchicine, a gout med. That cured the swelling and made me much

more comfortable. Ask your doc about it.

Dennis in Eastexas

" You can't always fix it with money "

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> Janet,

> I was diagnosed two years ago with RA/Fibro/Degenerative Disc

> Disease/OA/and Peripheral neuropathy. I have had some hand/wrist

> swelling all along and occasionally foot swelling. But for the past

> week and a half I have had an enormous amount of foot and ankle pain

> and swelling that Lasix and keeping my feet up will not help.I wase

> up with the foot edema. I also have an RA nodule on the arch of my

> foot and I think a new one on my hand just below my ring finger on

> the palm side. All my nonRA friends say the foot swelling is from

> something else....that has me worried because I don't need anything

> else!! I am barely coping with what I already have! I have a Rumey

> appt...but not till later this month..he is so busy I can't get in

> any earlier. Is your foot swelling like a litle edema...or do you

> have REALLY FAT feet,ankles and piggies?? I am hoping that since the

> nodule is swelling again too and that there is another one in a

> different place, that this is another flare...only more severe than

> usual. What do you think?? I know you're not a MD...but you probably

> have more experience with this than one!! thanks, jenna

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-Dennis,

Thank you for the answering my post, I will call the Rumey's office

on Monday and see what they can do for me. I am so hoping that you

are right and that this is not the begining of something new. I have

more than enough to cope with right now! Jenna

-- In , <betnden@...> wrote:

>

> I used to have swelling in a few places. One knee would swell so

much that

> there was no slack in my jeans at the knee. Normally, they would be

more

> than an inch loose. When I finally decided to mention it to my

Rheumy, he

> prescribed Colchicine, a gout med. That cured the swelling and made

me much

> more comfortable. Ask your doc about it.

>

> Dennis in Eastexas

> " You can't always fix it with money "

>

> [ ] Re: questions about ra and lupus - new member

JODI

>

>

> >>

> > Janet,

> > I was diagnosed two years ago with RA/Fibro/Degenerative Disc

> > Disease/OA/and Peripheral neuropathy. I have had some hand/wrist

> > swelling all along and occasionally foot swelling. But for the

past

> > week and a half I have had an enormous amount of foot and ankle

pain

> > and swelling that Lasix and keeping my feet up will not help.I

wase

> > up with the foot edema. I also have an RA nodule on the arch of my

> > foot and I think a new one on my hand just below my ring finger on

> > the palm side. All my nonRA friends say the foot swelling is from

> > something else....that has me worried because I don't need

anything

> > else!! I am barely coping with what I already have! I have a Rumey

> > appt...but not till later this month..he is so busy I can't get in

> > any earlier. Is your foot swelling like a litle edema...or do you

> > have REALLY FAT feet,ankles and piggies?? I am hoping that since

the

> > nodule is swelling again too and that there is another one in a

> > different place, that this is another flare...only more severe

than

> > usual. What do you think?? I know you're not a MD...but you

probably

> > have more experience with this than one!! thanks, jenna

>