Rheumatoid 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. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
Just wondering if anyone else deals with occasional bouts of burning feet. My feet will become so hot I end up sitting on the edge of my tub to run cold water over my feet! This has been happening for years: as have a lot of weird symptoms that can be tied to RA. Anyone else?
I prefer ice packs for the burning, just because I am too lazy to want to have to dry my hands after the water helps. Also I bought a really cool ice pack that is flexable when frozen, and stays frozen for hours.
It would not be fun to have burning feet...very hard to walk!
You might want to let your Rheumy know, so that he/she can address this issue...
Hope this nuisance stops soon!