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...

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Kimberley97 08/09/2013

I've been having pain in places that I never did before. I thought some of you have had foot pain I'm having pain in the puffy area just under my big toe is this something others have too?

deleted_user 08/09/2013

yes kimberly ..its urts to walk sometimes when that happens ...sorry your feet underneath hurt .

trishcorsi 08/09/2013

Mine is the puffy part going down the pinkie toe. Its a bitch! Feels like someone is stabbing me in the foot; I find myself walking oddly so that part of my foot gets little pressure. Fascinating this niffy little disease. I think under the big toe would make it harder to walk. I put one of those salon pas patches on it to go shopping, it seemed to help. Good luck. Trish

Kimberley97 08/09/2013

That's funny I just posted about those patches before I even read your comment Trish

GrammyKat 08/09/2013

I know what you mean. My old car was a standard and at times the clutch would make my foot hurt so bad I couldn't drive. New car is an automatic and I love cruise control.

Have a great weekend everyone.

nerot 08/09/2013

Kimberley97 I have pain in exactly the same place under both of my big toes. I have actually developed calluses there. It is very painful. I wish that I knew what to do about it.

I have also given up driving cars with standard transmissions. Too painful.

The area right above and on the side of my pinky toe is incredibly swollen and hard on both of my feet. It just burns. This is the area that causes me the worst pain. It takes everything I have sometimes to walk from my car to work/school.

More importantly, I am sorry for all of us that have to live with this stuff and I am very grateful that I have a forum to talk about it. It helps to know that I have people that can understand.

sammyo1 08/10/2013

Yep. It does hurt at times. I also get it when driving.
That area on my feet are really deforming. Yet labs are peachy, go figure. Some times it amazes me just what can hurt & how bad the pain can be.
God bless, Sammy

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