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Posted 11/19/2010 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
     I was just wondering if anyone has ever got a soft-spongy lump on the top of their foot, were your foot bends. I was working a few 10-12hr shifts, and my top of my foot was hurting sooooooooooooo bad. I normally work 8 hr shifts. That's when I developed the lump. It's not as big as it was, but it's still little sore and red. It's been about two weeks now. Has this ever happened to anybody else?
Posted 11/19/2010 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like it time your doctor saw this, maybe he could give you something that might help.
Keep us posted as to how your doing.
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Posted 11/20/2010 1:41 AM (GMT 0)
Could be a ganglion! I developed two on my wrists.
But you should ask your doctor, golitho
Posted 11/21/2010 2:17 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you chartreux I looked up gallion it makes sense. Thank you for the information.
Posted 11/21/2010 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry I ment to reply to golitho, thank you so much for the information it was very helpful.

 

Posted 11/21/2010 2:25 AM (GMT 0)
I ment ganglion, well anyway thank you sooooo much. You were very helpful.
Posted 11/21/2010 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
A friend of mine has a six year old son who had this happen, but the lump that popped up on his foot was not painful. There was some sort of tendon problem that had to be corrected w/what they called "minor" surgery. They said it would eventually hurt like the dickens. It just popped up one day and my friend took her son to the doctor even though he said it didn't hurt. The doctor said it was a good thing she did bring him in. Hope yours is just a ganglion cyst, but you should probably see the doc just to be sure. Best Wishes, V
Posted 11/22/2010 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks V. I go back on my regular 3 month rheumatoid doc. visit around the 16th of December. I'm going to make sure I let my doctor know about it. I worked another 6 days straight this past week. Yesterday I worked 11 hours again and today it's hurting really bad. Now it's swollen around the outside of my ankle.  (I have the next two days off, so I'll be elevating it as much as possible) My other ankle has bothered me like this in the past but I never got a lump before. The last time my doctor wanted to give me a cortizone shot in my ankle and take 5 days off work and keep it elevated. I didn't do it because truthfully I'm scared to death of having it done, and with my job I just can't really take time off. I get to far behind in my work. I am a department manager of a store (Men's, boy's, infant's and girls department) so I'm on my feet all day long with a lot of responsibilities, and with Christmas around the corner it's a very bad time for my ankle to be bothering me, but I know I got to take care of me :-)

HAS ANYONE EVER GOT A CORTIZONE SHOT IN THE ANKLE?

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I'v had rheumatoid arthuritis since I've been 21. I'm 40 now.

Posted 11/23/2010 4:56 AM (GMT 0)
Yeah, had both ankles done at once. It wasn't a big deal, they did it under ultrasound so shots went straight where they wanted them to go. Apart from a red face and feeling hot from all that cortisone it was good and gave my ankles a break. Helped them a lot.

I was told rest for 2 days. so maybe you could organise it for a friday or something.

They really help.

I've had wrists, knees, hips, elbows, shoulders and ankles. Wrists were the only ones to hurt others just uncomfortable pressure while its going in. I don't think my ankles hurt at all?

Try it, gives amazing relief if only for a short period of time, those weeks, sometimes months are worth it.

Golitho yeah

Posted 11/23/2010 11:59 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks golitho for the information. It makes me feel better talking to someone that has already went through it. Have you had arthuritis for a long time? I am so fortunate mine hasn't got me down for years. When I first got it I had to quit my job. I was a mess. I couldn't do much of anything for myself. My baby was 6 months old at the time, when it first hit me. I counldn't even hold him. (that hurt me very badly) I couldn't even hold a brush to brush my hair. (I got it all cut off, really short) I couldn't walk. I had my dad to get me a chair that had wheels on it so that my 5yr. old, at the time could pust me around. He thought that was kool. Dad wanted to get me a wheelchair, but I refused to have anything to do with that nono it was really horrible. It took me about 6 months to get back on my feet, and I did it tongue   a year and half latter I got back to work part-time and I've been full time now for almost 7 years. I hope to have many more good years to work, it's tough at times. Arthur is not a friendly person, but I keep pushing on. I like to be able to work yeah It makes me happy to be able to do it, and I am very thankful because some people are not able to. tongue   I am blessed
Posted 11/24/2010 10:04 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Sheila, I've only had it for 4 years but have steadily gone down hill with it, when I first went on humira I had about 4 months when I was good. Now after a years break I've just gone back on humira again and again I am good. Well relatively, I doubt I'll ever be pain free but I feel good, I feel strong and have energy and can go about my daily chores. Work parttime and deal with 3 kids.

I'm not taking it for granted this time but making sure I enjoy every day I have like this.

I went for a walk today with a friend and we were walking along a soft sand beach for a short while before I realised it was upsetting my hips, so we changed onto the promenade and I feel good tonight.

I hope you get some relief soon, my feet were really playing up for awhile and I went on a 2 day intensive course of 50mg prednilosone and since then they have settled for me. But I'm still on 10mg prednisolone per day. I would ultimately love to come off this and just be on my mtx, humira and mobic but I'm scared to alter anything. I don't want to jinx myself.

My teeth have started to suffer from all this prednisone, I keep losing bits of teeth and I've always had good teeth. Its the horrible price we pay for swallowing these toxic meds...

But injections of cortisone are not damaging to your system, I'd definately try it.

Hopefully it will give you some pain free time to enjoy, turn golitho

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