Support for Iris a new member

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Dear Iris and other new members,

Many of us started off with the PA in our hands and/or feet. The plantar

fascitis sounds very familiar as does the almost phantom heel spur. Surgery

for the small spur would probably be a mistake as in most cases it will clear

up (the pain I mean) once you are on a therapeutic dose of a DMARD like

methotrexate or the like.

I highly suggest setting aside chunks of time to use the archives of our

group. You can search using a single word or phrase and it will lead you to

where in the entries this topic was discussed in the past. Asking questions

is also highly encouraged- that is why we are here-- to help each other!!

Thanks for de- lurking. We have over 700 members now, but as you can see,

less than ten percent actually participate by contributing to the e mail

conversation. We could use a few more people to pipe up out there guys!!!!

Welcome aboard again,

,

group founder