Hi Audrey, I am so sorry you are suffering this pain especially as you are on enebral & exspecting to feel much better. it does sound as though you have had some improvement which its good to be positive about. i have had Ra for 7 yrs & had all your symptoms, so I am pretty sure your symptoms are down to RA. I know this doesn,t help much when you want to get on with life,I think you will find that your fingers will stretch out again & your ankle will improve.So dont, worry these symptoms are not prmanent. I should ring the help line, perhaps you can have a hydrocortizone jab to give you some relief while you waite for the enebral to kick in. Every thing to do with Ra is abit slow & takes a lot of adjustment. However you are on a brilliant drug so hang in there & hope you will feel a bit better soon. I use 2 sticks when my ankle feels insecure ,so can carry on getting about a bit. I hope this is helpful take care Rosexx Thinking about you.