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Posted 10/13/2010 3:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Guys! I started to flare up like every month around this time and my doc increased 5mg of Prednisone for one week, I noticed that it happens regularly every month around my period.  This month it took just one day to get rid off the pain and inflamationin in the wrist, I think Humira helped a little :)

But for some time I feel like my knees are a little inflamed - they don't hurt, just feel like they are swollen from inside - hard to describe. Ussually all day is OK and then I can feel it at the evening when I walk. And it is not even every day. It doesn't bother me a lot but just wondering if this kind of inflamation can hurt the joint and should be taken care of? I know if I call my rheumy he will ask me to come for Prednisone shots in the knees - hate them!!!  but I am not sure if it would be necessary?

Posted 10/13/2010 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
Hi B strong, if they're not hurting you, I wouldn't worry too much, I'd say fluid levels are a bit hormonal. Before I had my ovaries removed I never noticed any hormonal changes but after dealing with surgical menopause I had massive changes. So I have first hand experience that hormones do affect RA!
It says in the literature some women experience joint pain with menopause well I'm one of them! My joints swelled, the humira stopped working... so hormones obviously affect our joints. If they start hurting then I'd ring the rheumy. My knees get a bit tight from overuse too, if I've been on my feet too long or something, I just try and put them up for a while or use ice.
As for whether it hurts the joint thats a rheumy question, probably, but I really don't know. Hopefully the longer you're on humira the less it will happen, best wishes, golitho
Posted 10/14/2010 4:30 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you golitho! I was wondering that if the hormonal changes do affect RA, maybe that will be good question for the next gyno visit? Maybe to check hormons level would be good idea too?. I don't have kids and I am 34, maybe that is something to take closer look at...
I started to have some acnes on my neck and face - I guess Prednisone starting to show side effects...
I have my next rheumy visit on Tuesday, so I ask him some questions, but thanks for info!

Best wishes!!!
Posted 10/17/2010 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
Bstrong,
If you want an easy help take comfrey tincture and DSMO and mix 50/50 then rub into the knees. I'm having
the same issue due to knee surgery. It's good for any joint pain.
Nana Monster
Posted 10/22/2010 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
I had low level inflamtion like that in my knees for over two years. I have no joint degeneration at all. ON the other hand, someone could have that level of inflamation for a very short time and end up with lots of degeneration. Talk to your doc. My doc is conservative with things like that becuase its been 15 years with no degeneration.
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