I cannot stand on my feet an longer than 15-20 minutes before they are absolutely killing me. My diagnosis are AS, Fibromyalgia, sjogrens, Raynauds, and neuropathy. I hear how people describe neuropathy as pins and needles but I don’t have that. I never know how to explain it but my feet just hurt and the longer I’m on them the more swollen and red and hot they become. I have to literally plan each day around my feet, meaning I have to decide what hideous shoes to wear for the day, to making… read more
Thanks for insights to what is helping I will try them.
I seem to deal with this a lot. It can, at times, make exercise a little challenging. Also, pins and needles that come and go in different areas.
I don’t really see much literature on this. Or sites that list it as a symptom of AS.
Thanks 😊
Wonderful, thanks for the idea.
Ask your doctor about potential medication that will help. You don't have to suffer.
KAB what treatment and procedures are you receiving from your Pain 👨 doctor?
I thought it was just me, but I'm learning most of us have trouble with communicating on this sight, so I am starting this thread so we can all add something so more of us will find this easier
I start by modifying one of my earlier posts...
So far I have learned that
*most of us find navigation difficult
*put an at symbol (@) before a members name so they are sure to see it, or two names w/@ to draw every specific person you are trying to reach.
*I can add you to my team to stay updated on… read more
So... A big button for ADDING people to our teams lead me to wonder if we can delete them once add. I have not been trying to delete anyone in particular, just figured the opposite off ADD had to… read more
I can be sitting down and I get this strange pain in the middle of my foot underneath. I get a similar pain in my wrist sometimes too but am not sure what is causing it.
Hanging in there like all of are. Getting tired of getting bounced back and force with the doctors. Seems like there are different doctors for different things related with our spines. Hope that you… read more
I take it for a different condition, and it needs to stay in My body.
I take gabapentin 800 mg 3x’s daily and I know it definitely helps
I usually don't pay much attention to physical discomfort bit yesterday it got so bad I took myself to the ER. I was having severely nausea and loan up the sides of my back. Blood tests and a cat scan showed nothing wrong, in fact a couple of nurses commented on how they rarely see a healthier specemin of my age.
You've hit the nail on the head.