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Burning??

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donna82193
donna82193

Does anyones hands burn. It feels like they are on fire. My feet are like it sometimes.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

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  • tammythepotter
    tammythepotter donna82193

    Posted

    Donna, I've only had RA for 3 years, but I had an incident around Christmas with my left hand and wrist. I woke up in the night and felt like my hand was on fire. I could not get comfortable or sleep. I got up and put ice on my hand. That seemed to help. By morning, I was better, but I had never experienced such pain. I haven't seen my RA doc since that happened but will tell him about it when I see him this Wed. 
    • donna82193
      donna82193 tammythepotter

      Posted

      Im new. It all started November 2014. I was diagnosed February. My hands and feet burn. Not the joints the whole area but normal to touch. Cold water helps. Keeps me up most nights. X
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    Light donna82193

    Posted

    Are you talking about joints, here? Or some other kind of burning?

    Skin? Palms?

    RA is about inflammation of the joints, which feels, of course, like a form of burning. But as far as I know it's only centred on the joints.

    Could this be peripheral neuropathy?

    I have feet that burn. But they burn only on the soles and only in hot temperatures. I spend a lot of my time in the tropics and when the temperature goes above 30C degrees, the soles being to burn and they burn worse at night, when they're resting

    I always use a cold footbath before sleep.

    Peripheral neuropathy can do a whole range of things, including tingling and numbness, and at one time I had my skin around my neck and shoulders burning so badly as if I had extreme sunburn. It didn't feel hot to the touch, but from inside it felt like it was on fire.

    Could this be what's happening to you?

    • donna82193
      donna82193 Light

      Posted

      My whole hand or feet burn. Im on gabapentin for neuropathy of right thigh but this feels hotter. My veins stick out and swell. X
  • carol24346
    carol24346 donna82193

    Posted

    hello Donna

    yes my feet get very hot even in winter when i firs told my GP he said i cant answer that he must have thought i was mad

    but no RA causes this i am sure carol

  • carol24346
    carol24346 donna82193

    Posted

    i had this for years but as soon as i went to the hospital things have eased  up i thought i was the only one with burning feet
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      Light carol24346

      Posted

      Carol, could you say how your doctor diagnosed your burning feet?
    • carol24346
      carol24346 Light

      Posted

      i told my GP my feet were very  hot and burning even in the coldest weather and he told me he could not comment on thatas he had never heard of it before so i stopped complaining but on my next hospital appointment i shall bring this up
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