Re: Acute Pain in feet and toes - sometimes with numbness

[Guest guest]

Hi - I am happy to hear that you are getting your RA under

control. At the same time, it saddens me to hear that doctors would so

lazily (for lack of a better word) just poo-poo off your jaw symptoms

as RA without requesting further evaluation. Why is it taking 12

months to have your impact wisdom teeth taken out?

As for your feet, I do get the same kind of pain, but I don't have the

blanching look that you are getting. Have you seen a podiatrist? I

would think that would be the next logical step to take. That's what I

would do if I had insurance. Keep us posted - I hope it is something

simple............Doreen

>

> Sorry this is sooooo long!

>

> Does anyone else suffer sharp acute pains in the feet - sometimes

> which are accompanied by numbness - sometimes there's just numbness

> and no pain, just a little bearable tingling. The pain only lasts

> from mins to an hour or so at the very most each time. They can

> occur whether i'm lying around or walking around - when I read

> about peripheral neuropathy it definately sounds similar and the

> only thing that gives me some amount of relief is codeine. But

> aside from some heart valve damage I have, which surely couldn't

> cause it to this degree, there seems no obvious cause that I could

> think of. I've got errosions in my feet - but that's bone right,

> surely it wouldn't affect circulation to that degree if my RA isn't

> that active in the area at the time?

>

> I also notice if I swim or am out on cold water the bottoms of my

> feet will go numb, the pain is unbearable (like i'm walking on

> glass (to get to the hot shower) and they turn white (translucent

> like)until I can get the blood flowing in them properly again.

>

> The pain can be just in my one of toes or ball or heel of my whole

> foot. It feels different to the usual pains from my RA and none of

> the RA meds seem to work.

>

> I'm at the point where my RA is under control and i'm trying to

> peel away the layers of what appear to be other problems -

> unassociated but which have previously been lumped into the whole

> RA thing cause it's easier for Doctors to do - and you know how it

> is you give up and agree. I just found out i've put up with 3

> impacted wisdom teeth for 18 months thinking it was RA in my jaw!!

> arrrh - now waiting 12 months to get them out! lol So i'd really

> love to get to the bottom of this or at least know the best way to

> treat it - these pains are agony - the take your breath away kind!

> Give me a broken bone any day!!

>

> Any ideas or hearing from someone else with this would be greatly

> appreciated!!

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Sorry your having such a problem with your feet. I do have neuropathy

pain. It bothers my left leg and my foot. I take neurontin to help

with numbness and pain.

I do have extreme pain with my RA. I would talk to your doctor, you

might need to see a neurologist. I hope someone can help you here.

Keep us posted, Tawny

>

> Sorry this is sooooo long!

>

> Does anyone else suffer sharp acute pains in the feet - sometimes

> which are accompanied by numbness - sometimes there's just numbness

> and no pain, just a little bearable tingling. The pain only lasts

> from mins to an hour or so at the very most each time. They can

> occur whether i'm lying around or walking around - when I read about

> peripheral neuropathy it definately sounds similar and the only thing

> that gives me some amount of relief is codeine. But aside from some

> heart valve damage I have, which surely couldn't cause it to this

> degree, there seems no obvious cause that I could think of. I've got

> errosions in my feet - but that's bone right, surely it wouldn't

> affect circulation to that degree if my RA isn't that active in the

> area at the time?

>

> I also notice if I swim or am out on cold water the bottoms of my

> feet will go numb, the pain is unbearable (like i'm walking on glass

> to get to the hot shower) and they turn white (translucent like)until

> I can get the blood flowing in them properly again.

>

> The pain can be just in my one of toes or ball or heel of my whole

> foot. It feels different to the usual pains from my RA and none of

> the RA meds seem to work.

>

> I'm at the point where my RA is under control and i'm trying to peel

> away the layers of what appear to be other problems - unassociated

> but which have previously been lumped into the whole RA thing cause

> it's easier for Doctors to do - and you know how it is you give up

> and agree. I just found out i've put up with 3 impacted wisdom teeth

> for 18 months thinking it was RA in my jaw!! arrrh - now waiting 12

> months to get them out! lol So i'd really love to get to the bottom

> of this or at least know the best way to treat it - these pains are

> agony - the take your breath away kind! Give me a broken bone any

> day!!

>

> Any ideas or hearing from someone else with this would be greatly

> appreciated!!

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest guest]

I saw an ortho for the pain, numbness and tingling in my feet and was

diagnosed with Plantar Facitis. He prescribed a splint to sleep in,

custom built orthotics and therapy. Since my insurance wouldn't pay

for any of it, I got the splints. They didn't help much. So, I went

to Walmart and bought arch supports, the highest ones I could find,

and it was like a miracle! I wear shoes all day with the supports,

instead of flip-flops and it makes all the difference in the world.

> >

> > Sorry this is sooooo long!

> >

> > Does anyone else suffer sharp acute pains in the feet - sometimes

> > which are accompanied by numbness - sometimes there's just

numbness

> > and no pain, just a little bearable tingling. The pain only lasts

> > from mins to an hour or so at the very most each time. They can

> > occur whether i'm lying around or walking around - when I read

about

> > peripheral neuropathy it definately sounds similar and the only

thing

> > that gives me some amount of relief is codeine. But aside from

some

> > heart valve damage I have, which surely couldn't cause it to this

> > degree, there seems no obvious cause that I could think of. I've

got

> > errosions in my feet - but that's bone right, surely it wouldn't

> > affect circulation to that degree if my RA isn't that active in

the

> > area at the time?

> >

> > I also notice if I swim or am out on cold water the bottoms of my

> > feet will go numb, the pain is unbearable (like i'm walking on

glass

> > to get to the hot shower) and they turn white (translucent like)

until

> > I can get the blood flowing in them properly again.

> >

> > The pain can be just in my one of toes or ball or heel of my whole

> > foot. It feels different to the usual pains from my RA and none of

> > the RA meds seem to work.

> >

> > I'm at the point where my RA is under control and i'm trying to

peel

> > away the layers of what appear to be other problems - unassociated

> > but which have previously been lumped into the whole RA thing

cause

> > it's easier for Doctors to do - and you know how it is you give up

> > and agree. I just found out i've put up with 3 impacted wisdom

teeth

> > for 18 months thinking it was RA in my jaw!! arrrh - now waiting

12

> > months to get them out! lol So i'd really love to get to the

bottom

> > of this or at least know the best way to treat it - these pains

are

> > agony - the take your breath away kind! Give me a broken bone any

> > day!!

> >

> > Any ideas or hearing from someone else with this would be greatly

> > appreciated!!

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sorry about all the pain in your feet. It sounds to me like it is

Raynaud's Phenomenon. My daughter gets that very badly. She has to

warm them up slowly over a period of time to ge the circulation back

into her feet. She gets this in her hands also. She can get this any

time of year when her extremities get cold. Try asking your doc

about that.

Hope you feel better soon.

Stella

> >

> > Sorry this is sooooo long!

> >

> > Does anyone else suffer sharp acute pains in the feet - sometimes

> > which are accompanied by numbness - sometimes there's just

numbness

> > and no pain, just a little bearable tingling. The pain only lasts

> > from mins to an hour or so at the very most each time. They can

> > occur whether i'm lying around or walking around - when I read

about

> > peripheral neuropathy it definately sounds similar and the only

thing

> > that gives me some amount of relief is codeine. But aside from

some

> > heart valve damage I have, which surely couldn't cause it to this

> > degree, there seems no obvious cause that I could think of. I've

got

> > errosions in my feet - but that's bone right, surely it wouldn't

> > affect circulation to that degree if my RA isn't that active in

the

> > area at the time?

> >

> > I also notice if I swim or am out on cold water the bottoms of my

> > feet will go numb, the pain is unbearable (like i'm walking on

glass

> > to get to the hot shower) and they turn white (translucent like)

until

> > I can get the blood flowing in them properly again.

> >

> > The pain can be just in my one of toes or ball or heel of my whole

> > foot. It feels different to the usual pains from my RA and none of

> > the RA meds seem to work.

> >

> > I'm at the point where my RA is under control and i'm trying to

peel

> > away the layers of what appear to be other problems - unassociated

> > but which have previously been lumped into the whole RA thing

cause

> > it's easier for Doctors to do - and you know how it is you give up

> > and agree. I just found out i've put up with 3 impacted wisdom

teeth

> > for 18 months thinking it was RA in my jaw!! arrrh - now waiting

12

> > months to get them out! lol So i'd really love to get to the

bottom

> > of this or at least know the best way to treat it - these pains

are

> > agony - the take your breath away kind! Give me a broken bone any

> > day!!

> >

> > Any ideas or hearing from someone else with this would be greatly

> > appreciated!!

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, This is my first post. I saw your message here and it struck

home. I have spondyloarthopathy, very similar to RA which runs in my

family, but my arthritis attacks my feet. I suspect my pain is

partly from the mess of bones which have migrated, as well as the

inflammation. I dinked around with a podiatrist, etc. until finally 3

years later got a sero-negative RA diagnosis, which was changed to

spondyloarthropathy after genetic testing. Cold water is really bad--

I've been trying to swim but find it takes a much warmer pool to not

aggravate symptoms. In addition to swimming, I've done 4 months on

methotrexate, longer on plaquenil, prednisone, and now added a 3rd

drug rather than going to methotrexate shots. fatigue, depresson,

ostoporosis,and difficulty walking--that's my definition of arthritis.

>

> Sorry this is sooooo long!

>

> Does anyone else suffer sharp acute pains in the feet - sometimes

> which are accompanied by numbness - sometimes there's just numbness

> and no pain, just a little bearable tingling. The pain only lasts

> from mins to an hour or so at the very most each time. They can

> occur whether i'm lying around or walking around - when I read

about

> peripheral neuropathy it definately sounds similar and the only

thing

> that gives me some amount of relief is codeine. But aside from some

> heart valve damage I have, which surely couldn't cause it to this

> degree, there seems no obvious cause that I could think of. I've

got

> errosions in my feet - but that's bone right, surely it wouldn't

> affect circulation to that degree if my RA isn't that active in the

> area at the time?

>

> I also notice if I swim or am out on cold water the bottoms of my

> feet will go numb, the pain is unbearable (like i'm walking on

glass

> to get to the hot shower) and they turn white (translucent like)

until

> I can get the blood flowing in them properly again.

>

> The pain can be just in my one of toes or ball or heel of my whole

> foot. It feels different to the usual pains from my RA and none of

> the RA meds seem to work.

>

> I'm at the point where my RA is under control and i'm trying to

peel

> away the layers of what appear to be other problems - unassociated

> but which have previously been lumped into the whole RA thing cause

> it's easier for Doctors to do - and you know how it is you give up

> and agree. I just found out i've put up with 3 impacted wisdom

teeth

> for 18 months thinking it was RA in my jaw!! arrrh - now waiting 12

> months to get them out! lol So i'd really love to get to the

bottom

> of this or at least know the best way to treat it - these pains are

> agony - the take your breath away kind! Give me a broken bone any

> day!!

>

> Any ideas or hearing from someone else with this would be greatly

> appreciated!!

>

> Thanks

>

>