Painful lump on foot

[Julia2009]

Recently diagnosed, only really had pain in my hands and wrists sleight pain in feet but last couple of days have had more pain in feet and ankles so I literally just checked my feet out as you do and saw this lump which is painful to touch. Is it a rheumatoid nodule? Or something else? Haven't started Meds yet as seeing rheumatologist again in a few weeks as he wanted me to have xrays and MRI's and blood tests again.

[Julia2009]

Turn image clockwise to view picture properly. My unshaven leg should be at the bottom of image but when loading pic it turned it sideways. 😉

[Hidden]

Ouch it looks very painful. You should go to your GP to give you something to ease your pain until you see your rheumatologist.

I wish you well

Sue

[Julia2009 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Sue. Just worrying I don't know what it is... RA perhaps. I haven't knocked it or fallen.

[Hidden in reply to Julia2009]

I do think it is another swelling due to RA. I don't want to give you "false" medical advice, but please see if your GP can suggest something. This dreadful disease just loves to run wild.

I think you are smart to take a picture of this. I too have started a photo journal because I have discovered some times the swelling just disappears the day of the rheumy appointment....then reappears the next day...such a nasty disease.

[Julia2009 in reply to Hidden]

Oh I know. Just looking for support I guess as it surprised me when I saw it. I will see if I can get my gp to see me tomorrow to give me some Meds whilst I wait for rheumatologist. It is a nasty disease, one I never thought I'd get.

Hope you're doing OK with your RA Sue x

[sandybrown]

GP visit or A&E visit necessary to identify the cause of this problem.

[summer32A]

if that's your knee and the lump is the back if the knee?? struggling with picture/ orientation it could be a bakers cyst?

[Julia2009 in reply to summer32A]

No its the front of my foot near ankle but on top of foot.

[summer32A]

wasn't sure from your pic what part of the body it was.. sorry looked like back of knee, because couldn't see a foot??. don't know what this could be sorry

[oldtimer]

It looks just like my foot did when it flared up. I would feed that back to the rheumatology team as they need to know that your disease is active.

[Julia2009]

Thanks all, I have appointment with my GP this morning as I wanted to get some pain killers until my next rheumatologist apt in 4 weeks so will mention it to him and see what he says.

[sandybrown]

Do you have any allergy reaction to food or medication?

[Julia2009 in reply to sandybrown]

Not on medication at the minute and no allergies.