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Members validated concerns about foot swelling, with many sharing that they experience similar symptoms including painful swelling in toes,... Read more

Members validated concerns about foot swelling, with many sharing that they experience similar symptoms including painful swelling in toes, arches, and other areas of the body, along with intense muscle spasms that can make walking nearly impossible. Several members described spasms as feeling like muscles tensing up with vibrating sensations, sometimes accompanied by sharp electric-like pain, lasting anywhere from a few minutes to much longer, with practical relief found through medications like Baclofen, hot showers, massage, and ibuprofen. A recurring theme was the belief that the disease affects the body more extensively than officially acknowledged, causing widespread pain, stiffness, and swelling, with community members offering both spiritual encouragement through prayer and practical solidarity in shared suffering.