Hi there...I guess all of us RA patients need to have a podiatrist check out our feet..I have 9 foot surgeries, i did get pain on the top of the feet, more than bottom, but i have mechanical issues besdies RA/PsA

And the feet should be xrayed, so start with a podiatrist, maybe

It could be any thing, a tendon..but your suffering with this pain too long, and a podiatrist, could tell you more than the rheummy

Isn't foot/ankle pain the worst?

My toes would burn, then the balls of my feet would hurt it felt like I was walking with shoes that were cracked in the middle. The sides of my ankles swell and hurt, at times they feel like they are on fire, not hot to the touch but inside, as weird as that sounds. Even if I put them up the dull ache makes me crazy! Hang in there and I hope you feel better! :O))

My foot pain started out as plantar fasciitis(sp?) on right foot. I finally got that gone by wearing Dorsal night splint at night. Was glad because I love to go walking. But now since Cimzia did not work and RA has had 6 months to get stronger, my right foot aches starting with No. 3-5 toes and extends up top of foot on the right side of the right foot. Toes feel "crampy"

Hoping that will go away when I try enbrel again Sunday. I have been wearing self-adhesive tape (attached firmly with masking tape) when I walk and that helps support that ankle. Hard to know what to do about toes, they seem to want to move toward the right with that side of the foot.

Hoping taking enbrel again will stop RA progression. Had to stop enbrel in May due to itching, but may have to put up with that to get RA under control. Cimzia did not touch RA and wore off quickly.

Rain here today also and that is always fun.

I have RA in both ankles and they swell...a lot! They are always somewhat swollen, but when they flare they are huge. Prednisone brings the swelling down. I don't know how to describe the pain, really. They just hurt, and it is hard for me to walk.

Same here. I have new pain on the top and bottom of my left foot along with my ankles. It subsided until the makers of my Arava was changed. I talked to the pharmacist and he switched it back the old pharmaceutical company. And my PCP switched me from Vicodin to Norco so I've really been in pain for the past few days. Hopefully the Arava will start working again and I won't need pain meds or pred.

Does this mean we'll need a wheelchair in 10 years or what? I could handle this RA crap if didn't bother my ankles and feet so much.

my x-rays always came back fine with no bone deterioration. But they will hurt more on top and in the ankles.

hope you find some relief

Wow I can't believe I woke up to this post. I was up most of the night
with this ! Pain on top, balls of foot, toes and heels. (hands too) Miserable hard
to discribe pain...hurt so bad pain. I have been on Enbrel MTX and pred for 16 months
and it kept it at bay but now all my pain seems to be creeping back .
Hope you are better soon. Hugs

Mine hurt more on the top and the ball of my foot, ankles too.

Although, since adding Meloxicam, that pain is down from a 4/10 daily average to a 1-2.

as always, thanks for the replies. :)
I noticed last night , I have a bruise on the left side of my ankle....well, a tad higher--like between 1-2 inches higher........now I don't know if that is why it's been hurting like heck more than usual or if maybe because I was trying to sort of rub/massage it that I bruised myself?
I know I did not hit or bump it.
I also noticed last night, taking off my sweatshirt, it feels like I am bruising my arms, when I am struggling to get a top off.
(anyone else have huge struggles with taking things off , over the head???)
it's like I am super duper sensitive all over. Even though my past doctors sort of pooh-poohed my wrapping of my knees or ankles, I do think it helps even just a tiny bit so I think today I will try again ...I even bought an ankle wrap. Geez come to think of it, I have an elbow one, lots of hand ones, both wrists kind, what else.....knees...I have an ACE bandage or pre fitted wrap for most big joints . I even finally bought a neck brace. Majorly uncomfortable ! Can only stand it for about 5 minutes, max.
(But my neck does feel somewhat better after I do.)
I walk , a LOT and I'll be damned if this RA is going to stop me. It is the one thing I can do for sure and I feel like if I don't, it will be a short time before I am completely debilitated, in a wheel chair, etc. and so I keep walking, despite the pain.
BTW I used to wear Birkenstock shoes up until the past year when even they hurt me.
Can't wear flip flops at all. I happened to buy some tennis shoes that don't hurt as long as I don't tie them tight.
I realize we are all different but if anyone wonders it is the FILA brand and it says "DLS Lite" on it.

I was going to a podiatrist and that is how I finally found out I had RA, probably had been missed DX or not DX for several years. After months of not getting better and spending $$$$$ on shoes, and orthopedic inserts (that didn't work) he sent me for an MRI. The rest as they say "Is History". Charlie

Ankle pain is the bane of my existence!

I was struck by your comment that you keep walking anyway, despite the pain. I find walking exacerbates the pain so much that I really avoid it. Really not sure if I should walk more and "tough it out" or stay off my feet as much as possible. (I exercise using a stationary bike, which doesn't bother my ankles at all.)

Even when I found drugs that helped my other joints, nothing helps my ankles, so I am really wondering if something else is wrong with them. The amount of pain is so extreme, beyond pain killers sometimes (like last night). I also have neuropathy in my feet and this confuses things.

I want to go to a podiatrist but for some reason my rheumy is reluctant to refer me. But I think I'm going to press. I suspect that I might have developed ankle tendonitis of some type.

Anyway, I have pain first and foremost on the front of my ankles, but also bad pain on the sides, and the achiles tendon. Also, bottom of feet and top of feet! I can only wear SAS orthopedic shoes now, they help a huge amount, but not enough. Icing helps me a lot. Heat does not help my feet.

Do you worry that by continuing to walk a lot you could make things worse? I worry about that but not sure if it's a valid worry or not.

Good luck in getting to the bottom of your foot pain, and please please update this post as you go along. A number of us are really suffering a lot from ankle pain & we can all learn from each other's experience!

Tina

the only way to describe the ankle pain for me is 'achey'. it is mildly sore and feels tired or weak. as with most my joints, it comes and goes. feels swollen sometimes but not visible. And yes, I have massaged my sore joints to the point where I feel I have bruised them. I'm also incredibly clumsy, so I bonk my joints all the time. That used to be one of my 'excuses' for the pain.