Swollen ankles, painful feet with tingling

Hi . Have you talked with your doctor about your new symptoms? I am sure you must be frustrated and uncomfortable. That icy cold feeling in your feet is likely nerve related. When the nerves are injured or distressed, it can make your feet feel icy cold or like they are on fire when they are actually the normal temperature. Anti-inflammatories, Like Naproxen, might bring down the inflammation that is putting pressure on the nerves, but they don't generally relieve nerve pain. You might want to talk to your doctor about different treatments for that. Here is a wonderful article from our editorial team about managing foot pain and swelling with PsA that might interest you: https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/foot-pain. It is important to find out for sure though whether that is the cause. So I do hope you check in with your rheumatologist and/or your primary care doctor. Wishing you the best! - Lori (Team Member)

OMG ! I am going through this exact same thing right now & have been for about a month so far. I have been to a foot & ankle surgeon who has put a boot on one foot because of severe achille's tendonitis. Both feet are so swollen, my toes look like little cigar stubs. I can't flex my feet sideways at my ankles because of the level 9 pain in them when I do. Also when I try to bend my ankles, my heels, ankles & soles feel like they are wrapped up in elastic bandages that are too tight. The shin & calf of both legs above the ankles feel like they are on fire & can't be touched because they are so tender. They itch like crazy & feel like bugs are running up & down my legs & across my feet. Guess who is NOT wearing the boot to stabilize the achille's tendon? When I wear it, the pressure on the tender skin above the ankle to the mid calf is so bad, I stood in Walmart yesterday crying because I couldn't take one more step. My son had to go out to the parking lot to hunt down a motorized store cart for me. I can't go anywhere by myself anymore because I'm afraid of becoming immobile wherever I am standing or walking. I've tried wearing my pressure stockings every day & that doesn't help the swelling. I've been so scared I called my urologist, who I just recently got a clean bill of health from, to see him again & do all the tests again to figure out why my feet are the way they are. I just want to hear him tell my again that my kidneys are no longer sick & they are healthy. I have also tested positive for systemic lupus, lucky me. The thing is, I KNOW why, I just don't want to admit or accept it. It's being cursed with the double inflammation of having a combination of PsA & RA. Last week my rheumatologist raised my methotrexate to the maximum dose. It takes time for the increase of meds to start working so I am playing the waiting game, but, am not holding out much hope for lots of improvement. I am afraid to start biologics because I suffer a multitude of chemical allergies. I can't take penicillin or other antibiotics or NSAIDS because of anaphylaxis.


I wish you well & hope your suffering leaves you quickly. In the meantime, take heart in the knowing that you are not the only one suffering in these ways.

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I went through this last week, and it was painful and sleep disruptive. Remedy for me was to put a heating pad on my feet at night. Slept like a baby! Hope you find some relief.