Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Sausage

Hey all.I have read about AS can cause sausage formed toes.I have pain in my feet and toes,and have looked at them but not sure if they are sausage like.My rheumy always checks my feet but has never said any thing about sausage like toes.I dont think i have read anything on KickAS about this.
Does anyone have this or know much about it.

Just wondering
John

I have had my fingers swell up into sausages early in my disease. It's pretty easy to recognize, and it can happen to toes, too, although not to me, so far at least.

Your toes don't have to swell in order to have inflammation. I've had a lot of pain in my toes and feet that is directly related to my psoriatic spondylitis - Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, posterior tibial tendonitis, lots of general tenosynovitis throughout my feet, and a lovely deformation of my big toe called a bunion (definitely caused by my arthritis and not tight shoes).

So, I wouldn't worry that your toes don't look swollen - although having that swelling may help your doctor take your pain more seriously. My rheumy referred me to a podiatrist regarding the pain in my feet, but the best treatment for it is to try to get your overall inflammation under good control.

Best wishes!

Fonzy you can see yer feet? wow, way to go wee man

hope you an' yer dog are doing well John

all the best

John

ps ".I have pain in my feet and toes,and have looked at them but not sure if they are sausage like"

show said toes to yer dog and if said dog starts to lick lips you have sausage toes

Hey John.Yep can see my toes thats all i see,i am always looking at either my toes or the sidewalk...lol.Im doing ok John...whens that big wedding?One real hot sunny summer here in Ontario just got rain yesterday after 3 weeks of none.
Sundance..thanks for your reply.

wedding soon John.....weather really poor, rain, rain, rain...

it's the school holidays here for 7 weeks and it has rained most days

i had a 24 hour holter monitor heart test last week for the ectopic beats i get sometimes when exercising but it came back "normal" so all is fine and i can KNOCK MYSELF OUT again at the park...i was a little concerned because a heart attack killed me dear ol' dad at this very age (57)

hope your old neck and bones are OK....tell the family Saltire was asking for them

ditto what sundance said. pretty much all of it.

Hi

I have lots of pain in my feet but no swelling now. In the beginning that was the clue that got me diagnosed with A/S. My toes one by one swelled up and looked like a "cocktail sausage". I had that for about a year and then it settled down and never swelled again. I of course went on to NSaids and I would guess that is what took the swelling down. I am not taking any NSaids and no swelling, so I am hoepful that I am in a remission or the darn disease really is burning itself out .

Take Care,
Janet

I also have a lot of foot pain. Lately, it's my ankles that are hurting. I have some swelling also. I guess it'd time to see the doc.