Feet

[Guest guest]

My PA started in my right foot, the toe next to my little toe. Then it went to

my left foot, same toe. Sometimes it moves to the heel. It's terrible. I really

can't help with a remedy, although the boswellia compound has helped a bit.

ATM, I have just been taking ibuprofen whenever I feel stiff and pain - it is

like panadol - it seems to work for 24 hours and I have some good relief. What

do people think of this?

Regards

Re: [ ] Feet

In a message dated 11/14/2005 10:59:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

carolmckenzie@... writes:

Does anyone ever have pain and tenderness in the soles of their feet

> when walking?

I get PA pain there pretty regularly...soaking my feet in a hot bath

sometimes helps...

[Guest guest]

I used to have both heels to hurt and hurt bad. My foot Doctor made cast for my

feet. He made me Orthodics. I wore them for several months and my heel pain left

me. I hope you will go to a foot Doctor. I have a great doctor. This doctor has

to trim my bad toe nails also. He is the only doctor I have found that he really

has helped my feet all way around. Let me know if, you get my E-mail Doris

[Guest guest]

Doris: your absolutely right about podiatrists. However, it can sometimes be

hard to find a really good one. Anyone who wants to go this route should get

recommendations from a primary care physician or friends who have really good

experiences with one. There are a lot out there who are just not that good and

orthotics are expensive and not always covered by insurance, so you don't want

to waste your money on something that doesn't work. We've had a lot of

experience with podiatrists in our family because nearly everyone has badly

fallen arches which can cause a whole host of problems - not just for your feet

but for your ankles, knees, hips and back.

Joanna Hoelscher

[Guest guest]

Hi:

I have been lurking a lot lately, but I also have a question. Does

anyone have trouble with psoriasis on the bottom of their feet. This is a first

for me, yuck, it hurts. I have been to two dermatologist,

rheumy, surgeon (injected with cortisone), but the good old family doctor did

better. He told me to soak in a solution of water & clorox. I know I worked in

the hospital for 15 years & never heard of such, it has helped some. He

explained all the antibiotics in the hospital Dec. created yeast infections in

my feet. So now I am on diflucan, also a cream to help heal. This has been

since Jan. also I am a diabetic (under control). Please let me know if any of

you have any suggestions.

Thanks for listening & all the great tips I get from you all.

bacliff@...

[Guest guest]

My family doctor mis-diagnosed my P on my soles as a fungus. If I

were you, I wouldn't use any of the anti-fungal stuff unless they

confirmed that diagnosis with a culture!

" S. Zorzi " <szorzi_1999@...>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm having a problem with my feet that I feel is due to psoriasis.

My heels are very dry to the point of bleeding at times.

Does anyone else have this condition and if so do you have any advice

for me?

I'll be seeing someone about this at the end of the month but I also

value advice from someone that actually know what its like.

Thanks.

SD

[Guest guest]

Hi -- Yes I have that problem with my feet and back of my ankle area it is so

dry and flaky they look dirty as well as my toes.  I heard bag balm was a great

salve for dryness they use it on cow utters. I can try it for my hands but not

my feet as I am a diabetic and can't lotion up the toes or feet in case of

falling. Hope this helps.

Thank You and GOD BLESS. Mrs Theresa  Palmeri.............     May the good Lord

keep us all safe.............       

[Guest guest]

Hi Missy,

Psoriatic arthritis often comes with the added " benefit " of tendon involvement.

I've heard my doctor describe this as enthesitis and enthesopathy. Basically it

means that not only are your joints prone to inflammation, but so are your

tendons at the points where they attach to bone (also known as the " insertion

points " ). I have this in both my right foot and in my shoulders/neck (although

I suspect joint involvement there too - but my rheumy disagrees).

Heel pain is not uncommon with PsA and the first symptom that started me down

the path of " maybe this is PsA " was actually heel pain after going for a walk in

cheap, but flat, shoes. The podiatrist was pretty puzzled by it as the pain

moved around my foot and sometimes it seemed to be my Achilles bursa/tendon that

was most problematic; sometimes it seemed to be my plantar fascia. And

sometimes he even thought I had a stress fracture!! Regardless nothing seemed

to help and the swelling got so bad despite everything he did that he thought I

had a deep vein thrombosis!

But as it turned out it was all related to PsA and I figured that out pretty

quickly once I got the sausage toes appearing.

Now, all that said, it is possible to have concurrent problems with PsA. In

other words, you could have a case of plantar fasciitis

that's quite separate from your PsA. The only way to find out is to treat the

plantar fascia as you normally would (stretches, strengthening exercises and a

night splint) and find out if that helps at all. If you go this route, I

recommend getting a referral to a podiatrist who is used to working with people

with PsA (or even RhA for that matter) so he can watch for other issues. I

aggravated my Achilles problems by wearing a night splint for the plantar

fasciitis. So be careful!

" dtwestwood " <dtwestwood@...>