pain

I have been undergoing treatment (IV antibiotics) for a month for the rheumatoid nodule on my left foot, but it is still very painful at times and continues to have a small amount of discharge. In 2012 I had a very similar nodule on my right foot and the infection got into my bloodstream and destroyed my heart valve.

I have been diagnosed with psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, sciatica, spinal stenosis and bulging disc. I am 40 yr old female with 3 children and have lived in pain everyday for the last 5 years. I am on methotrexate and have just started seeing a Rheumatologist.

I can no longer take NSAIDS because of potential renal disease and prednisone has been suggested as a replacement (5 mg/day) for my achy joints. Despite having peripheral iridotomies done to both eyes to prevent angle closure glaucoma, I developed an acute attack in one eye. The glaucoma made the cataract worse and it was removed.

The current medical treatments do not address aberrant genetic signaling problems that include MHC and dendrytic cells. I am concerned about the toxic effects of Methotrexate which causes WBC suppression, depletion of folate and potential for hepatic, cardiac, and pulmonary complications as well as a risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

I suffered a ruptured diverticulum 8/17 (maybe before but that is when the pain was very intense), and it became an intraabdominal abscess. I have psoriatic arthritis and participate in the databank research. My joints are much more tender (even the small bones in my feet). Is this a sequela to this infection and how long will this symptom last? Should I notify my rheum doc now?

About 1 1/2 years ago I was diagnosed with R.A..

I have an ulcer and I also have a bad case of arthritis. I am taking tylenol for the pain, but these pills don't stop anything, is there any other pain pills I can take?

Just curious.