Guest guest Posted October 31, 1999 Report Share Posted October 31, 1999 Hi there Has anyone heard of a store called " walking on a cloud " ? Apparently they deal in shoes specifically designed for RA and other problems with " feet " . thanks Cooky wrote: > From: Cooky <cooky1@...> > > One other thing the people with foot problems could try is foot soaks. > Either with the peroxide and epsom salts or there are a few foot soak > products in the grocery store that relax the foot muscles. I use them > after a bad day at work mostly in the summer. > > On other inexpensive supplement you could try is Butchers Broom. It > really helps if your legs feel like lead. > > > cooky > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 1999 Report Share Posted November 1, 1999 Cathie, I have bought shoes there. They carry brands which are well constructed and people with foot problems like mine can often find good shoes there. I know they have a number of stores in the Toronto, Canada area. Re: rheumatic feet >From: Wheeler <cathy.wheeler@...> > >Hi there > >Has anyone heard of a store called " walking on a cloud " ? Apparently they >deal in shoes specifically designed for RA and other problems with " feet " . > >thanks > >Cooky wrote: > >> From: Cooky <cooky1@...> >> >> One other thing the people with foot problems could try is foot soaks. >> Either with the peroxide and epsom salts or there are a few foot soak >> products in the grocery store that relax the foot muscles. I use them >> after a bad day at work mostly in the summer. >> >> On other inexpensive supplement you could try is Butchers Broom. It >> really helps if your legs feel like lead. >> >> >> cooky >> >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2000 Report Share Posted March 10, 2000 , I don't have the sensitive walking on marbles feeling anymore, but it is the tops of my feet touching my shoes that is sensitive. The tendons are really sensitive. My fingertips feel tight and are almost like they are chapped. It is mostly on my thumbs and forefingers. My feet aren't swollen either. I don't have the feet going to sleep but I did in the past. I hate that feeling when they start to wake up and you get the pins and needles. I have never had that with RA, just numb hands at night which I don't have any more. Bev > > Bev, > My feet are also sensitive but dont seem to be swollen. They keep going > to sleep which is a big pain. When I first started on minocin my > fingertips felt like they had been burned. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 I've also heard people say that Methotrexate, although effective on controlling the overall symptoms of PA, had little effect on their feet. Anyone out there with foot problems and solutions - I'd love to hear from you!!! Thanks, Boice , I suppose it would depend what kind of problems you're having with your feet as to whether MTX will help. I was getting active bone erosion in the ball of my right foot (tig toe joint) and the surrounding tendons were inflamed and painful. The MTX seems to have halted the progression of the joint erosion. When I have a flare now, the tendons there get painful but the bony enlargement of the joint seems to have stabilized. I have also seen an improvement in my overall level of pain from standing - before I started the MTX, I was ready to see a podiatrist because of pain in hips, knees, and feet. I thought there was a biomechanical problem with my feet, but everything has improved since I started the MTX. Hope this helps. Dwanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 , I have the same problem with my feet. They are very painful, and my toes are also going every which way. I think its the disease that causes this. Tawny > This may be a crazy question but several weeks ago my feet have started to > really hurt-- my toes. Last night I noticed that my toes are starting to > overlap each other-- almost as if they are too crowded and the left big toe has > really shifted left. I've always been careful with my shoes not being too > tight but do I need to go see a podiatrist or something? I did not know if this > is because I'm almost fifty or if its part of the disease? > Thanks > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 i would ask both podiatrist and rheumi!!! feet can hurt really bad. my feet used to hurt so bad i'd want to cut them off. boy am i glad i didn't!!! i am trying to figure out where to go for my problems!!! Saturday i was woken from sleep with a spasm in my right calve. i fly out of bed and can hardly stand. my left foot was in pain. my right leg spasm had my leg like a ballerina. i kept falling on to my bed 3-4 times. finally i was able to break the spasm and put my leg down to walk to the kitchen to get a soma and went back to bed. i left my house twice this weekend.last night i was still using my countertops to hold me up at first. wasn't sure what brought that on. my diet has not been as healthy since my son moved back home. we have been eating very cheaply (hot dogs,fish sticks, mac & cheese) so i ate an orange to give me potassium and i started working out again. don't know why that stopped when my son came home. i was able to work today and i feel a little better, almost thought about mowing the grass. but i think i've talked myself out of that now. made a chiro visit thursday, but i know he will work me in if i need it sooner. kathy in il Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Mine are like that my doctor calls it clawing of the toes, I don't think you can help it I am careful with my shoes as well it is my feet and hands that trouble me the most although my knees have started. I am thinking about asking my GP for a steroid injection just to make me feel a bit better. Judith Judith Brimsden Purranza Burmese www.purranza.com [ ] feet > This may be a crazy question but several weeks ago my feet have started to > really hurt-- my toes. Last night I noticed that my toes are starting to > overlap each other-- almost as if they are too crowded and the left big > toe has > really shifted left. I've always been careful with my shoes not being too > tight but do I need to go see a podiatrist or something? I did not know > if this > is because I'm almost fifty or if its part of the disease? > Thanks > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 My feet hurt, also that is what took me into the dr in the first place, pain and swelling in my three middle toes on each foot with some overlap on the left. Cassy > i would ask both podiatrist and rheumi!!! feet can hurt really bad. my feet > used to hurt so bad i'd want to cut them off. boy am i glad i didn't!!! i am > trying to figure out where to go for my problems!!! Saturday i was woken from > sleep with a spasm in my right calve. i fly out of bed and can hardly stand. > my left foot was in pain. my right leg spasm had my leg like a ballerina. i > kept falling on to my bed 3-4 times. finally i was able to break the spasm and > put my leg down to walk to the kitchen to get a soma and went back to bed. i > left my house twice this weekend.last night i was still using my countertops > to hold me up at first. wasn't sure what brought that on. my diet has not > been as healthy since my son moved back home. we have been eating very cheaply > (hot dogs,fish sticks, mac & cheese) so i ate an orange to give me potassium > and i started working out again. don't know why that stopped when my son came > home. i was able to work today and i feel a little better, almost thought > about mowing the grass. but i think i've talked myself out of that now. made a > chiro visit thursday, but i know he will work me in if i need it sooner. > > kathy in il > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 , I'm sorry to say it is part of the disease. Your toes can curl and stiffen in positions called claw toe or hammer toe. Here are some websites that explain it: http://www.podiatrychannel.com/hammertoes/ http://www.foot.com/info/cond_clawtoes.jsp A podiatrist may help you find ways to minimize the damage. You should also discuss it with your rheumy. a On Aug 15, 2005, at 8:55 AM, brenda3005@... wrote: > This may be a crazy question but several weeks ago my feet have > started to > really hurt-- my toes. Last night I noticed that my toes are > starting to > overlap each other-- almost as if they are too crowded and the left > big toe has > really shifted left. I've always been careful with my shoes not > being too > tight but do I need to go see a podiatrist or something? I did not > know if this > is because I'm almost fifty or if its part of the disease? > Thanks > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hey there. I have not posted for quite a while. I have been doing so much better this past spring and summer. Not looking forward to Winter! I continue to have problems with my feet, specifically my toes and the ball of my feet. I have lost some of the feeling and movement in my toes, and the feeling I do have, Hurts! I'm having trouble finding any kind of shoes that I can wear comfortably. Anyone else in that boat with me? Do I see a Podiatrist? My Rheumitologist hasn't been much help with this. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi ! My RA has effected my feet the worst. The only relief I get is from wearing orthotics, which I got from my podiatrist, and New Balance athletic sneakers. I purchased the sneakers from www.brownsnewbalance.com. Locally, I have a hard time finding shoes my size and this site carries sneakers in larger sizes and widths with pretty decent prices. I wear my sneakers all day long because I can't walk barefoot without a lot of discomfort. HTH, Lori http://home.comcast.net/~queenstitcher/ http://stitchingqueen.multiply.com [ ] Feet Hey there. I have not posted for quite a while. I have been doing so much better this past spring and summer. Not looking forward to Winter! I continue to have problems with my feet, specifically my toes and the ball of my feet. I have lost some of the feeling and movement in my toes, and the feeling I do have, Hurts! I'm having trouble finding any kind of shoes that I can wear comfortably. Anyone else in that boat with me? Do I see a Podiatrist? My Rheumitologist hasn't been much help with this. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I have spent the last several months wearing mostly Crocs and have found them extremely comfortable. I have a lot of problems with my feet and have had 1 surgery and I know I will be having a second later this year. My podiatrist even recommends Crocs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I use New Balance 801 for outside and Isotoners in the house. Both are croc type footwear. My PA is highly concentrated to my feet and ankles. Tried just about every brand too. This is what works for me....For now. " Dube " <dubedew@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I wear Birkenstocks - they are the most comfortable thing I can find " Michele " <spottie@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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