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What joints swell the worst for you?? Mine is my ankles,they stay swollen all the time now.Other joints swell ,but ankles are always swollen,Sherry

I have had knee pain for a week in my right knee.. i thought i may need to ice it again but i took 5mg of pred for 3 days now. Prolly do that for a full week then wean off.. hopefully ill be past the flair stage. Last night my wrists hurt and my right ring finger swelled up and got stiff, but they feel ok today ( i wore my wrist braces to bed last night!) Oh my left jaw hurt a bit too...

Went out today and got free teacher stuff from Staples stores... Gotta luv free stuff!!!!!!!

Laters

My hands 

Hands/fingers and feet (as if THEY needed to get any bigger!!!)

It's been that way since day one.

Ankles for me too! They were so swollen the other day my skin started to hurt.

What can we do when the swelling gets this bad?

I'm at work or out somewhere when it happens the most so sticking them in the tub isn't an option.

 This seems to be the most active message site. since i am lonely, guess i will join in. it is hard to have friends when you can't keep up with them...even mentally because of the fibro fog! with the RA the hands and fingers are real bad for me. my ring finger has gone from a 71/2., to a 9-10! i wish i had an answer for the swelling. tried hot wax...but it doesn't help much. feels soothing...but still have swelling. i know they use it in p.t. for ankles, elbows,etc. then wrap towels around area to get deep heat effect. helps to loosen joint for p.t....but i dont find it reduces swelling or pain. only relief i get is when RD will give me a round of prednisone for flare. hope you all find something to work for you.

Diane

i HAVE SWELLING IN MY HANDS AND SHOULDERS; NOT MUCH OF A PROBLEMS WITH MY KNEES OR FEET.  GUESS i'M LUCKY IN THAT RESPECT.  WHEN MY HANDS HURT, I JUST RUN THEM UNDER REALLY WARM LATTER.  It would be those horrible knees for me.....Oh and wrists and fingers.  My elbows have been getting really stiff, so I'm guessing maybe there next.

Mina         
 
 
Use to be my wrist/fingers and my ankles but now I have to include my knees.  I hope that isn't going to be a permanent thingy...
 
 
Toni

Hands, Knees and Ankles.

my hands are the worst, but also my arms, elbow, ankles, wrists

almost no swelling, ever. Just pain here and there. Damn strange.

mike

I have very little swelling also, just alot of pain. That is weird, but it is good to know that other people have it the same way. I guess everybody is different.My hands/finger/knuckles are the most painful and swollen at the moment. Sometimes I have problems with my shoulders as well, I have them injected with cortisone and it lessens the discomfort.

Have you tried one of those wheat/lavender bags that you heat in the microwave? or a hot water bottle? That helps me!My right hip and knee 

 

Lately it's my hands.  Hips, knees and toes are still right up there too.

Have never had much swelling except for left ankle.  My left hand has just started swelling recently too:0(

Ankles here too but especially the top of my feet.  One foot has been swollen pretty much nos-stop for the last two years.  I've just recently noticed swelling in my fingers from time to time.Let's hear it for the wrists!My hands are ALWAYS swollen, even if they're not sore! And I have no ankles
anymore, they're buried under all the swelling And occasionally my
knees get "beer bellies" on them.

Albear,thats funny---And occasionally my
      knees get "beer bellies" on them.

My ankles are probably 3x the size the are suppose to be right now.My knees,wrist ,and fingers are a little,but not something you say (oh my gosh to)

My husband hates that i had to take my wedding and engagement ring off back in Nov.my fingers got larger,and haven't been able to put them on since-I am going to take them to the jeweler and get them enlarged next time were home(I miss them being on)It will be 18yrs being married Aug.29th.

Thanks for postings,just kind of wondered which joints physically swelled worst.Sherry

I dont do as much swelling as most people w/RA, but personally I get most of mine in my feet and hands. Sometimes my knees swell also. Lately my right wrists is joining the party too, it gets fat and fleshy looking now.
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