What do ya mean ur Feet feel shattered ? Can ya Splain it to me Plz ?

I'll try, across the top and shooting down the toes it feels like all the bones are cracked. At the base of my big toe it throbbs. Down the sides I have shooting pains. Across the pads at the base of my toes ache soooo bad.

mine do that as well the only thing I find that helps although I wont lie it hurts is to soak them in the hottest water I can tolerate make sure you have help or are sitting down cause it almost made me pass out the first time I did it but it really did help. Honestly I don't think the Er can help much and they will probably just tell you to have more potassium and call it a cramp.

Is it Nerve Pain ? Or Muscular ?

IF it is NERVE Pain DO NOT Use Heat...nerves HATE heat and you will Only Lengthen the Time of Pain...I use a Cool Cloth on my nerve Pain in my Feet, or anywhere else I get it.

If it is Muscular, and this is a New Pain for you, I would go in and see even an NP...are you having Any leg Pain, heaviness with this ?

I'm sorry I feel dumb but I don't know how to know whether it is muscle or nerves. What also scares me is not knowing how much of it is RA and doing any permanat damage. I walked to the bathroom and back I'm sitting in my recliner and it feels like a bone throbbing on the fads of both feet at the base of my toes. I used heat last week and it seemed to make it worse and the fan or a/c makes them throb. I'm having alot of flare ups of RA and Fibro all over which is really making everything worse.

don't feel dumb u are in pain and are going thru alot. It gets overwhelming. I will keep u in my prayers. I hope u feel better soon.

I experience this also sometimes. I try to do a very light massage. It does not relieve the pain entirely but it helps. I also take a few Tylenol #3 and those two combinations help. If your pain is escalating or just will not let up, make a trip to the ER. Just be honest and say your in ALOT of pain and you have Fibro and RA and this is a new symptom, that is causing havack on your lower legs/feet. I would think they will ask you additional questions like "Have you injured that area lately? Is there any swelling? etc. They have to help you and don't feel like your a bother. You deserve to be treated, insurance or not! Think Positive and take care of yourself.

Thank you so much for your thoughts,prayers, and advice.

Don't EVER Feel Dumb, Pain Feels Threatening...and it Messes with us Not Only Physically but Emotionally as well...I get these Awful Pains...different places...and they Scare Me, Especially the New Ones..It is Our Bodies way of Telling us Something is Wrong !! So Please...never Feel bad...If you think it is enough to warrent a Trip to the ER...then I would suggest Going ! Hell girl I would even take ya Iffin I was Close !

i get treated like a drug seeker anytime i've gone to the ER in the past for fibro related pain. even if i dont' tell them its fibro. even if its nerve pain in my back or shooting hip pain because they don't feel its an emergency. i would just take your pain meds that you have and follow up with your primary and take the advice the others have givin you.

i'm so sorry to tell you this. i mean you can always try, but i've always been treated really badly. and you will have "drug seeker" written all over your chart and it will be hard to get pain management in the future

There's a good chance it's myofascial pain. Here's a link to trigger point and referred pain diagrams of the lower leg and foot:

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry/myofasc/myofasc.html

If you need more extensive diagrams, check out triggerpoints.net.

I used to have the same thing for years on end to the point I had to slather pain rub on my feet several times a day. My big toe hurt so bad I couldn't sleep at night. It was all myofascial pain and isn't a problem any longer--or if it is, I know how to deal with it.

Sweetie, if the ER can help you, their bill will be worth every penny. I'd hate to see them to send you home in tears and still stick you with a bill. Why don't you call? They will know enough about RA to be able to tell you if they can help. If you don't want to call the hospital, you can call the clinic or your private doctor. I know they are closed but they usually have doctors on call to help patients when they are closed.

only you can decide if you need to go to the ER. If you feel you need to go, then you should.

If you decided to try to get some relief at home, I'd try the hot soaking with Epsom Salt.

I think if you have to go to ER, tell ask them what they can do for you now, what will prevent it from getting worse, and which doc to follow up with. ER is designed to help you "right here, right now". Altough sometimes by the time you get seen you could have gone thorough med school yourself!!! I do rember you having this complaint about your feet before, and it sounds like it may be getting worse. You may need some good x-rays, you need to find out for sure what kind of pain it is. This is my same issue, dont what that is nerves, fibro, injury related, etc. Sadly the best way to find this out is test test tests. You dont have insurance, so a urgent care type placeshould be cheaper then a ER, at least I imagine so. ER will never slove all ur problems, or even listen to them all, but if you can not bare the pain do not hesitate to seek care right away and they will do what they can! Good luck!