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Pain in Toes!!

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Mousemum
Mousemum

Hi everyone. Not been on here for a long while.

I have had Polymyalgia and temple artritis for 6 years and Im now on 5mg prednisolone.

I am getting swollen ankle really bad pain in my left foot and both sets of toes. Pain in big toes is unbearable. I have had test for rheumatoid arthritis which is negative. All I have been offered is CoCodamol which makes me sick. I am so tempted to just up my steroids. Anyone else have this problem. Its keeping me awake at night and I am tired and grumpy. Losing faith in doctors when most of time will only give telephone conversation.

Sorry to rant.

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  • EileenH
    EileenH Mousemum

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    Lots of us haven't been here for a while - it is just far too hard to use easily when they don't notify us of new posts or replies to others - they will tell us if someone replies to us personally they say. I haven't had an email from them for months!

    Most of the "oldies" are here:

    https://healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk

    Just to say - a negative RF factor doesn't mean it isn't rheumatoid arthritis, there is a sero-negative form. A better test is anti-CCP, but even it isn't 100% reliable. Did the GP do that?

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