Guest guest Posted September 10, 2001 Report Share Posted September 10, 2001 Hi Carol! I do hope you find relief soon!!!!!!! I am not sure what is causing them. I do hope the doctor can find a solution for you!! And don't worry about whining...we all have been there in some way or another. I hope your week gets better soon!! Carla -----Original Message----- From: Carol Andresen [mailto:player@...] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 12:16 PM Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Nodule Good Morning; Thank you to everyone who responded to my inquiry. The nodes, I am not sure what to call them; are embedded in the muscle and are painful if I rub them. The one I have on my labia is not painful, hasn't changed in size but is bothering me mentally to a degree that I will have a Dr. look at it. BTW, I also have a large lipoma on my leg just below my knee; that is what the Rheum. diagnosed it as anyway; does anyone know if these are common in RA. I also have Sjogren's which is so unpredictable. I know it is frustrating to the Rheum. as often she doesn't know which disease is causing what; therefore the only med I take for pain is Celebrex which is doing nothing. I have a referral for a second opinion; as I am becoming more and more incapacitated. It doesn't help that I have had a bad cold for over a month. Sorry for the long whine Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 > Just wondered if any of you had any experiences with rheumatoid nodules, particularly on your feet? A small lump appeared under my right metatarsal pad about 2 weeks ago, right behind my little toe. It doesn't hurt much to touch it, but when walking barefoot, it lets me know it is there. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 on 8/9/03 11:41 AM, Mark Holmes, at mholmes@..., wrote: > Following up on my own note, I rec'd a reply from my rheumie via > mail (i had emailed him my question about my foot) and he suggested > that the bump was probably the end of the metatarsal bone Mark, I would think you could tell yourself if it is the end of a bone or if it is a nodule. I've never had anything called a rheumatoid nodule, I don't have RA: but my aunts and uncles have shown me their rheumatoid nodules. They are fluidy-mushy, and move around. The end of a bone would be firmer. I say I've never had these, but I have had both bones spurs, which went a way over time, and poofed out tendons, which felt to me very much like the rheumatoid nodules. My doc called mine ganglion cysts, although mine were more inflamed than others I have seen with ganglion cysts who didn't have inflammatory arthritis. I have also had calcium deposits on tendons: those are hard little knots that you can move around. They also went away with time. -- Jean jpro2@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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