Anyone have "all over" pain...not just joint pain? I have a hard time climbing stairs or bleechers at the high school sports games. My inflammation is down but I still feel pain everywhere. I started massage therapy and it has helped but I'm still just sore all over. I have had RA for 10 yrs...and am now considered severe. I'm 44 yrs old . I'm only on plaquinel right now..was previously on Remicade and MTX but it didn't do anything for me. I'm losing flexability and can't rollerblade anymore. Anyone else with the same? Karen
Karen - I had "all over" pain too. Supposedly, the enzymes are leaking out of my muscles, that is what was causing the muscle pain I had complained of for years. It's gone now, but it's like feeling you are coming down with the flu every day. I just finished reading up on the word "inflammation" in Wikipedia as we have a disease of inflammation and it suddenly struck me I had never studied "inflammation". This is truly a devil of a disease to try to keep under control. Best of luck and keep posting. Cathy
Ahhh...Karen, I am very sorry you're hurting so. I know exactly what you are speaking of. I too have this occasionally. It's like the RA projects itself into the muscles as well. Do you have tender shins too? If I squeeze slightly on the side of my shins they are very, very, tender. Even if one of my Shi Tzu pups walks across them, it hurts so bad.