Questions

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Hello....

I do not post often, so I hope you don't mind me asking questions.

I have RA and was diagnosed about 3 years ago. I was on Humira after being on

many oral meds. Humira was truly a godsend for me, however, even after being

off of it for three months prior to surgery earlier this year, I developed a

very bad staph infection following surgery (along with DVT's and PE's). I am

very afraid to restart the Humira even though the infection is long gone. I

know that it lowers your immunity anyway, and after being literally on my death

bed from the infection and clots, I am just too afraid to restart.

I started a very bad flare two days ago. I have Prednisone at home for

emergencies (and this I would consider an emergency). Due to the fact I could

barely walk 10 ft to my bathroom, I took the Prednisone, and it has helped. My

joints are stilll swollen and red, but at least I can walk a bit better.

My question is this. The top of my right foot feels like it is broken! I know

it isn't, but it feels that way. Has anyone else had this pain with RA?

Further, the joints that are swollen are also numb! Has anyone had that

before?? I was also running fever this time, something also that has never

happened before. Anyone else have this happen to them??

Thank you so much for your time and listening. Again, I hope you don't mind my

posting since I do not post very often. I probably have one bad flare a year,

and this is by far, the worst since the diagnosis. I probably had RA a couple

of years prior to the diagnosis. I had horrible shoulder joint pain, which they

thought was my rotator cuff, but after the RA Diagnosis, my hand surgeon and

rheumatologist said the rotator cuff and RA react similarly, so it was probably

RA all along.

Thank you again!

Robin