What hurts the most your joints or your muscles and tendons?
My tendons! I swear sometimes they feel like they are going to snap right in two!
My joints, owie!definitely joints. I'd say tendons and muscles. I am so swollen, I can't see any joints! I've gotta say my muscles more so then my joints, though my joints do hurt. Im thinking that my RA is better controled now and we just have to get my Fibro under control. HMM i can wish cant I?Joints - definitely.For me muscles and tendons
JOINTS~OUCH
Phatgirl Dear Ketch, I had pain like you wouldn't believe in my hands and everywhere, about a month ago. Now, with prednisone, methotrexate, and remicade the pain is gone!!!!, I still have stiffness and swelling in my finger joints, my wrists, ankles and toes. My joints are swollent in my fingers so it is tough to identify what's really causing the problem.Good luck sorting this all out, Sarah Hello: I am new here, but I would like to answer this question. My muscles hurt the most, and when I told that to my PCP a few years ago, he gave me Skelaxin (a muscle relaxer). My joints ache a lot when it's going to rain or snow, or in very humid weather. I only take Aleves. The dr. told me I have "moderate RA" because some days, I do not hurt at all. So, I only take the meds when needed. Sometimes when I am in a flare, I take the meds for weeks until it goes away. Then I won't need them for a few weeks. Go figure. Right now, my knees are 2x their size....went for some x-rays and even an MRI of my leg...dr. still hasn't called me about what he is going to do about it. Took him 10 days to call me back last month about another issue. I am currently taking a water pill (20 mgs.) every day, but it doesn't help much. I am also diabetic, and have high blood pressure, and meds for them. I am also taking potassium. I also wanted to comment on the letter about shin pain. Yes, I have that always. My hands are stiff and sore almost everyday. Also, I am a little overweight, so that doesn't help my knees. I am a grandmother of 4 from Pennsylvania and I do not work, but hubby still does. In a few years we will both retire. We are also retired military, my husband put in 22 years with the US Air Force. I enjoy reading all these letters from everyone...so I hope you don't mind me putting in my thoughts. Hope everyone is having a pain free day.
My muscles in my arms hurt ....my joints in my hands, hips, and feet. Humidity and stormy weather really affects me. I live in central IL and for the past two weeks all we have had is t-storms. The grass is all green, the trees, and flowers are all blooming. Spring is really beautiful but man it is a bit** on my joints. CinDee It normally started with joint pain, then followed by tendons pulling and muscles spasm. All these were my past experiences. I am pain free yet no meds - herbs and natural foods only. For twenty years
There is hope and possibility in herbs and natural foods only.
Hi Sara welcome to the board!!! Your doc took 10 days to call you back on another issue? And you only take meds when you flare because they categorized you as moderate??? I think I would be looking for another doc!! The point of the meds is to slow down the damage process whether you are mild, moderate, or severe. Call your doc and demand the results from the xrays and the MRI. He should for sure have them by now. What meds do you take when you flare? I am a gramma of 1 and do not work either. But we are far from retirement age you lucky duck!!! Look forward to hearing more from you!! HELLO GRAMMASKITTLES AND CINDEE. THANK YOU FOR THE WELCOME TO THE BOARD. YES, YOU ARE VERY RIGHT GRAMMA, I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PCP RIGHT NOW. I AM NO ANTI INFLAMMATORIES AND NO OTHER MEDS FOR THE PROGRESSION OF THE RA. WHEN I ASKED HIM A FEW MONTHS AGO, HE TOLD ME I WAS NOT "SEVERE" RA AND THAT THOSE MEDS I ASKED HIM ABOUT, LIKE METHOTREXATE, HIMIRA, ETC. WERE ONLY GIVEN TO "SEVERE" PEOPLE, NOT LIKE ME. GUESS I DON'T COMPLAIN ENOUGH ABOUT THE PAIN. MY SED RATE IS ALWAYS AROUND 20-25 WHEN I GO FOR BLOOD TESTS. WHATEVER THAT MEANS. I STILL THINK THAT BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT MORE MUSCLE AND TENDON SORENESS I HAVE FIBRO. WHEN I TAKE THE SKELAXIN IT DOES HELP ME WITH THAT PART OF THE PAIN. I ALSO HAVE SWOLLEN HANDS, FINGERS, AND A LOT OF JOINT PAIN WITH IT. MY KNEES ARE A MESS... AND HE STILL HASN'T CALLED ME BACK SINCE LAST WEEK ABOUT THE X-RAYS. LOL... YES, I LIKE BEING HOME, I WORKED ALL MY LIFE AND NOW I AM TRYING TO TAKE IT EASY. I LIKE PLAYING ON AOL GAMES LIKE SOLITAIRE, BINGO, MAH JONG, AND SOME OF THE OTHERS. IT IS NICE BEING HOME WITH ALL THIS GOING ON IN MY LIFE. BESIDES, I ALSO HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL HUSBAND. HE DOES A LOT FOR ME AROUND THE HOUSE. IT IS JUST THE 2 OF US, SO IT DOESN'T REALLY GET MESSY AROUND HERE. SO, YOU TAKE CARE. I WILL CHECK BACK ON HERE REGULARLY. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. YOU TOO, CINDEE.
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