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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / May 2006It's back: The evil foot thing
About a month ago I had the evil foot thing. Doc gave me 50 mgs of pred, and i took it for a while, but did not want to do the full course because I have been on high dose pred so much in the past five years. Because I stopped the pred early, the evil foot thing reappeared in the other foot. I did sort of ride it out, and was doing ok. Then on Monday night I developed an intensely itchy area on the top of both feet. Ulcerated areas developed and they were weeping a clear yellow fluid. Today I developed the pain and swelling that characterize the evil foot thing. I saw the doc, and he said he could do a biopsy but it would probably not prove anything. This now looks more like the pics you see of vasculitis with the open oozing wounds. I will take the pred and use polysporin so that it does not get infected. I don't feel well- fever, achy, generalized malaise. Doc suggested I skip today's enbrel. I am a tad upset. (I am not going to give up my studies though. I will try to lighten my load in other ways but I am enjoying my course work too much and am so looking forward to going to Baltimore.) Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Rose said..."I am a tad upset." And I'm responding... Have you taken Understatement 101? {{{{{Rose}}}}} I'm so sorry about the evil foot thing - You're in my thoughts, prayers & stuff. luv&stuff, Denise | Rose said..."I am a tad upset." | And I'm responding... Have you taken Understatement 101? {{{{{Rose}}}}} [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | luv&stuff, | Denise Rose, so sorry that thang is back again. Looks as if it just loves to hang around and bother you. It sounds terrible; surely hope it won't last long. Gwen > About a month ago I had the evil foot thing. Doc gave me 50 mgs of > pred, and i took it for a while, but did not want to do the full [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. Sorry to hear this. sounds very painful. hope it doesnt last too long. janice | About a month ago I had the evil foot thing. Doc gave me 50 mgs of | pred, and i took it for a while, but did not want to do the full [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] | | Please remove "Ima" to reply. >Sorry to hear this. sounds very painful. hope it doesnt last too long. > >janice Because I have never had the open ulcerations before, I do not know what to expect from that part of it. In general this seems to take about two weeks, but with pred it starts improving right away. Without pred, it is one of the more painful things that I have experienced. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. rose, i'm so sorry. this sounds miserable. does your doc know about the fever etc? i'm wondering if you should be on antibiotics. diane >rose, i'm so sorry. this sounds miserable. does your doc know about the >fever etc? i'm wondering if you should be on antibiotics. > >diane It is just part of the inflammatory process that makes up this whole package. I have always wondered if there was an infectious component to this thing, but the docs do not think so. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. It only stands to reason....You treat the EVIL foot thing with the EVIL Drug.... Sending lots of hugs and prayers.... Cindy > About a month ago I had the evil foot thing. Doc gave me 50 mgs of > pred, and i took it for a while, but did not want to do the full [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. Argh! nasty, nasty, evil foot thing! Leave our Rose alone! We won't give her over to you! Hugs and prayers for you Rose. May the pred kick in surprisingly fast!  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Rose, That does sound nasty, no doubt about it. I hope that it clears up quickly for you so you can get back to the Enbrel. Char Hey rose, You are in my prays. Have you tried alternative medicines? Hope to hear from you soon. God bless "Because I stopped the pred early, the evil foot thing reappeared in the other foot. I did sort of ride it out, and was doing ok. Then on Monday night I developed an intensely itchy area on the top of both feet. Ulcerated areas developed and they were weeping a clear yellow fluid" Sounds very uncomfortable, Rose. I hope you sort it out, and feel better soon! Bonnie I feel better pretty quickly on pred. I should have stayed home from work, but I am doing end of year reading tests and i need to keep to a schedule. I don't feel quite as "ill" as i did yesterday.My feet are still red and swollen, but not nearly what they were yesterday. The ulcerated areas have sealed over to a degree. I went and boutght some 5 pound hand weights after school. The as I was taking the groceries out of the trunk I managed to drop the weight on my foot from about chest level. Toes are getting a little bruised but I put an ice pack on right away, and took some T3. I am just thankful that it was not a 10 lb weight. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Oh Rose! What you really didn't need was to have that weight dropped on your sore foot. I am so sorry for this additional trouble. Will be praying for healing for your feet. Gwen >I feel better pretty quickly on pred. I should have stayed home from > work, but I am doing end of year reading tests and i need to keep to a [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. >Oh Rose! What you really didn't need was to have that weight dropped on >your sore foot. I am so sorry for this additional trouble. Will be praying >for healing for your feet. >Gwen Thank-you. You are very kind. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. {{{{{Rose}}}}}praying for healing and all good things-- SignatureLove, Alix Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal". - Winston Churchill > I feel better pretty quickly on pred. I should have stayed home from > work, but I am doing end of year reading tests and i need to keep to a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I am just thankful that it was not a 10 lb weight. talk about looking on the bright side! Your spirit is incredible. I hope there aren't too many ramifications of you tossing around that hand weight. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare "I feel better pretty quickly on pred." Happy to hear you are beginning to feel better! "I managed to drop the weight on my foot from about chest level." Oh no! Sending prayers and healing vibes your way. Bonnie Rose, wishing a quick healing for you. I feel for you. You have had this enough. Good luck in Baltimore also. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& Rose it sounds like you have Cellulitis this is an acute bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, this most often occurs in the lower extremities You stated that you are taking Enbrel, that lowers you immune system and leaves you wide open for infections, If your doctor has not yet ordered a blood culture then you should request one. >Rose it sounds like you have Cellulitis this is an acute bacterial >infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, this most often occurs >in the lower extremities You stated that you are taking Enbrel, that >lowers you immune system and leaves you wide open for infections, If >your doctor has not yet ordered a blood culture then you should request >one. This is something that is recurring, and was happening regularly while I was on remicade. After I switched to enbrel, I did not have a reoccurence for a year. Cellulitis was ruled out before. My rheumy, after seeing pictures thought it looked like some mediterranean fever if one took out the RA. It is one of those "mystery" things that no one has pinned down an actual diagnosis for. Now though with the open ulcers it does look more like vasculitis. Thanks for your concern. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Did they think that maybe you are allergic to something in the remicade? I know that enbrel slows down your immune system that could be why it gets so bad. Are you diabetic? Well I hope you find out what it is and are able to get rid of it good luck! I am new to the group and knida about a year into arthritis and Fibromyagia at least knowing what other people are going through I don't feel like I am going crazy that these aches and pains are actually real. >Did they think that maybe you are allergic to something in the >remicade? I know that enbrel slows down your immune system that could >be why it gets so bad. Are you diabetic? It would be a rare or unusual side effect as opposed to an allergy. I am not diabetic.If it is vasculitis, it is vasculitis that is associated with RA and may simply mean that there is another associated condition. My ulcers were small in comparison with the pics you see when you do a search, but having them there means that perhaps that is the real diagnosis. I have had long standing RA so over time it likes to invite some friends. Take care. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Rose, are you doing any better now/yet? Denise >Rose, are you doing any better now/yet? > >Denise Ye, the pred takes it down fast, and applying polysporin three times a day has really helped. Thanks Denise. Also, we had a day off Friday, then it was the long Victoria Day weekend so I was able to stay off my feet. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Rose}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Well shoot, Rose, I am sorry to hear this!!! Sure hope you aren't now developing a reaction to the Enbrel or to all of the biologics!!! Major bummer!!! Prayers for healing and for that evil foot thing to just disappear for good1 Donna G >Well shoot, Rose, I am sorry to hear this!!! > >Sure hope you aren't now developing a reaction to the Enbrel or to all >of the biologics!!! Thank, Donna G. That is what I am afraid of as well. I do not want to burn any more bridges. I have done so well on enbrel otherwise. Thankks for your thoughts and prayers. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > Ye, the pred takes it down fast, and applying polysporin three times a > day has really helped. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. good news indeed. I hope the rapid healing continues. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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