To Doreen & Tawny Re: Acute Pain in feet and toes - sometimes with numbness

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No reason, really. I started having swelling, pain, and numbness in

my leg. I was also having a lot of MS symptoms. I went to the

neuro, and he did a LOT of testing. He told me, if I have any more

symptoms to come back, and they would do a spinal tap. He put me on

Neurontin, and it has helped out my leg and foot problem. 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

> > >

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