Rheumatoid Arthritis

[chelseair]

I have a huge cyst on the bottom of my big toe. Not sure if it is from perhaps some type of toe cancer, or if it is just fluid build up around a rheumatoid nodule(s). I don't have insurance for RA as a pre-existing condition for another year and so don't want to go to a podiatrist if it's going to be determined as being related to RA and then insurance won't pay for the visits or tests. My rheumatologist said she's not sure what it is, but thought increasing my medication would help - but it has not. I have pictures if someone is willing to look at them and let me know if they think it could be just a nodule with fluid build up around it or not. I've had it for a couple years now I believe. Just slowly keeps getting bigger. Uncomfortable when going barefoot but otherwise o.k. pain wise. I did get every so many months, very brief sharp stabbing type pains in the toe for a few years or so before this developed, but they only lasted for a few seconds and only a few times a year did that pain occur. I may be developing the same thing on the other big toe, so maybe it's not cancer... I can email the pix or post them somewhere if a podiatrist is interested in looking at them. Let me know.