Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction.
Hello and Happy New Year everyone!!
I have been having a LOT of pain in my heels, mainly my left one and my foot feels funny when I get up in the morning, kind of tingly and numbish. This has been going on for a long time now. I've been to the doc when it was just my left one and he had an x-ray done and it was fine.
Since then I've spoken to my pain doc's nurse and she said it could be related to back issues and I'm going to be going schedule an MRI tomorrow so I figured I'd wait until I get the results back.
Anyway, I've been on Prednisone for about 4 years now and every time I try to get below 10 mg my body freaks and my pain increases. So for now I am on 10 mg still and my rheumy had me go down to only 1 shot of Methotrexate once a week instead of 2 since she added the Humira a couple of months ago. I'm not too sure the Humira is working and my legs are hurting a lot more now and my hands are a bit stiffer and my back hurts again in the mornings.
I guess my questions are, have any of you been on prednisone as long as I have and if so, have you experienced anything like me, also, anyone been on Methotrexate and then decreased like I have, and finally anyone been on Humira and have it help them? Any heel pain like me? I also have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic because of the prednisone. Or leg pain like me? It is sooo painful and I'm not sure what to do about it.
Thanks so much for reading this and taking the time to respond if you can help me.
Hugs!
Sheri
I have been having a LOT of pain in my heels, mainly my left one and my foot feels funny when I get up in the morning, kind of tingly and numbish. This has been going on for a long time now. I've been to the doc when it was just my left one and he had an x-ray done and it was fine.
Since then I've spoken to my pain doc's nurse and she said it could be related to back issues and I'm going to be going schedule an MRI tomorrow so I figured I'd wait until I get the results back.
Anyway, I've been on Prednisone for about 4 years now and every time I try to get below 10 mg my body freaks and my pain increases. So for now I am on 10 mg still and my rheumy had me go down to only 1 shot of Methotrexate once a week instead of 2 since she added the Humira a couple of months ago. I'm not too sure the Humira is working and my legs are hurting a lot more now and my hands are a bit stiffer and my back hurts again in the mornings.
I guess my questions are, have any of you been on prednisone as long as I have and if so, have you experienced anything like me, also, anyone been on Methotrexate and then decreased like I have, and finally anyone been on Humira and have it help them? Any heel pain like me? I also have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic because of the prednisone. Or leg pain like me? It is sooo painful and I'm not sure what to do about it.
Thanks so much for reading this and taking the time to respond if you can help me.
Hugs!
Sheri
I have osteo as well as psoriatic arthritis, and am also on humira.
I did not think it was working either but rheumy said to keep taking it,
After 10 months, i think i am a bit better when i have the injection . It only seems to work for a few days though. I am also taking Mobic .
Many years ago , i had spurs in both heels and had cortisone injections to help with the pain, and finally the pain went.
I hope you feel less pain soon . Hugz