strange toe cramping

[Guest guest]

New to the group....after last night I figured it was time to make some

connections with others who are also dealing with RA.... It was pretty

strange....I was sitting on the couch with my feet up when I started to

get a cramp in my left foot...actually, it was my middle toe. Usually

if I get a cramp, I can pull out of it by flexing my toes. This time,

it didn't work. In fact after releasing my toes from a flex, the

middle toe sort of popped out of alignment, not forward but almost

backwards...I guess hyperextension would be the best way to describe

it. I tried to push my toes against the coffee table (putting them

back into neutral alignment) but it happened again....It really freaked

me ....nothing like this has ever happened before. I ended up keep my

feet perfectly flat on the floor and after about 15 minutes, everything

was back to normal.

I have had RA for almost 2 years now and have been on Enbrel for one.

I have very little joint degradation (xrays) but lots of inflammation

that recently, makes walking, especially down stairs, a

challenge....Not all the time...some days are really good but some

days, like today, when it took everything I have to get down the

stairs. I really really hate this disease!!!

Diane