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Hi. I come to your site often looking for information. It is really informative and I appreciate it very much. I have RA and have been having considerable amount of foot pain, with swelling on top of the foot proximal to the ankle and around the ankle with constant "popping" with every step. Occasionally the pain is along the outside of my foot as well and my fourth and fifth toe become numb. I had a MRI done. My RA doc's nurse called me with the results. She said it showed moderate degeneration of the foot with mild tendonitis of the ankle. As it happens, the day of the MRI, I very little swelling or pain. My doctor said we should just watch it and if it bothers me too much, to see a podiatrist. I am already on Voltaren 75mg bid, so more NSAIDS are out. I have always had flat feet and they seem to be getting flatter. My question is, when should I see a foot doctor? It does bother me everyday, but so do half of my other joints. I don't want to make a mountain out of a mole hill, but I'm an RN so being able to walk all day is a MUST!
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