Foot Pain
Hi everyone, I'm a 55 year old female about a year and a half into my diagnosis (seropositive). For a bunch of reasons I was very lucky to get on a biologic pretty early on (I can't take methotrexate). I've tried and failed Amjevita and Inflectra; I've now switched to Orencia (first infusion yesterday). I don't know what it's like not to essentially be in a flare since my diagnosis, and I've been taking prednisone on and off over the past year and a half. Up until about a week ago, my RA has always shown up in my hands/fingers/wrists. Last week, though, my right foot started to bother me. It's in a very specific place: kind of underneath my middle toe. It feels like there's an issue with the middle of the toe itself, and then right where the toe attaches to the foot, and a little bit in the ball of the foot in that area. It's become a little difficult to walk (I used to be a marathoner, now I still try to walk the dog a few miles a day) and I find myself compensating by leaning on the left or right side of the foot more. I'm assuming it's RA-related but curious if others have experienced this. I know that it sort of moves around -- for about four months my right wrist was a massive problem and as it eased up a little, it seemed to move to my left wrist. Just wondering what people have experienced with foot pain. Thank you!