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Posted 10/17/2013 3:21 AM (GMT 0)
I know this might seem like a strange question. However, I really am wondering what other peoples experience are. Please respond with some specific details about the characteristics of your pain. For example, is it intermittent or hot or stabbing times of pain?

I read about other people's experiences,and I'm afraid the doctor is wrong. I don't think my pain is as bad. don't get me wrong there is definitely pain however my pain is not constant. It sometimes wakes me up at night and a very intense. Other times it is a stabbing type of pain.my Metacarpal jointssometimes get so sore that I want to cry. I guess I just really want to compare and make sure that there are some similarities my experience. My pain is mostly in my hands and wrists. I sometimes have trouble with my feet. And during my onset,I had pain in many joints. now with medication things are a little better but my hands still hurt every day.
Thanks for sharing,
Lemon
Posted 10/17/2013 5:23 AM (GMT 0)
Hi and Welcome to the forum, Everybody pain is different with
there RA. My is threw out my body.
Posted 10/17/2013 6:41 AM (GMT 0)
Hi yes Everyone is Different I would actually Hate to be a Rheumatologist because I think no 2 people would give the same symptoms,

My Pain is Different Depending on the Flair or Day or Area it has hit, I get stabbing in chest (the Brest Bone) I get Gripping in Hip/groin ,sort of stab/ach to the hands/fingers, Aching in Muscle's & Joints, Burning in Feet, 

 Not Every day Not all at once - ( well Sometimes but that is a Bad Flair nono )

However Everyday I Do have Bad Fatigue Aching Joints and Muscles and Sore Tendons

Posted 10/17/2013 3:05 PM (GMT 0)
It sounds like you have the same sort of pain that I do. It's not debilitating, but it's definitely there. I wake up around 2am with my feet throbbing and my hands aching. When I get up in the morning, I usually hobble around for a while, but a hot shower helps a lot. I've also heard that an electric blanket helps since you can adjust the temperature.

The onset was terrible, but with mtx and sulfasalazine, I'm starting to feel a little better.

As the others have said, everyone's pain is different. I hope you find relief.

ETA: I bought a pair of compression gloves intended for arthritis and they really do help. Also, I've found that taking one "nighttime" ibuprofen before bed helps me sleep. (Taking two makes me feel dopey in the morning.)

Post Edited (Carole_D) : 10/17/2013 9:26:30 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/17/2013 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
This is so nice to be able to go to a website to hear that you are not the only one that suffers from all of the pains. I have had RA now for a while but just diagnosed a couple of months ago. I wake up at night with my feet and my wrist and hands aching so bad. I am on plaquenil and it has not started working for me but the doctor says it will take some time. I also am taking 2 aleve in the mornings and 2 aleve at night. I look forward to hearing more self remedies like the compression gloves. I think I am going to try this!

Thank you all so much!!!!

Tammy
Posted 10/17/2013 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
For me I have many autoimmune and back problems, making it's very hard to pinpoint where my pain originates from. So, I have pain everyday and not just from RA. Also, I'm in pain management which helps for me and it might be something for others to consider, if the pain is getting to you and your RA doctor or meds are not helping then maybe pain management might help you out. Physical therapy might help which is something for you to talk to your doctor about.
I have constant Burning, pins and needles, sharp, achey, throbbing and sometimes feels like lightning is going down/then back up from low spine back up and then muscle spasms...sometimes the muscle spasms get so bad I'm forced to lay down. Medications help.
Many well wishes to you and I hope you can get some relief from your doctor.
Posted 10/18/2013 5:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hi yellowlemon,
My symptoms are very like BadDay’s. The stab/ache in the hands/fingers also the wrist/ankles/feet/knees, aching in muscles & joints, burning in my feet, very bad fatigue, sore tendons in arms, hands, feet.
Like BadDay I also have Fibromyalgia. According to my RA Doc some of the pain I suffer on an on-going basis relates to the Fibromyalgia. The Burning feet, aches in muscles and some of the fatigue are directly related to Fibromyalgia.
The worst of my RA pain is in my jaw. When it is inflamed it triggers a nerve which delivers appalling referred pain to my teeth and face. It is hard to describe this pain except to say that it takes over my whole world. Luckily now I can get an injection of steroids into my jaw when it flares which stops the pain almost immediately and lasts for months. For me RA pain is always there and it jumps around from joint to joint. A lot of the time I can put up with it except when Meds stop working or if I have a flare-up. Hope this helps. Neenaa
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