hands and feet swelling

Welcome to the forum!  My grandfather always used the term "piffle" if he was frustrated.  "Oh piffle!"  he would say. LOL.  Is that why you used it for your name?!  It's an old British expression.

I have a lot of morning and evening pain in my hands and feet, but no swelling. My pain is from my Fibromyalgia. When there's swelling, that is a pretty good sign it's a lupus thing.  This disease can morph and change often. 

What meds are you taking?  Maybe something needs to be adjusted?  Whenever I had swelling and pain from my lupus, I would have to adjust my prednisone. Once I did that, it all cleared up. That's the only remedy I can tell you.  I know there will be others with more suggestions.  Weekends can be a bit slow here, so don't give up!

Blessings,

Ginny

Hey Piffle,

I do have swollen hands and feel sometimes.  but not just in my joints.   So I assumed it was not Lupus, but maybe circulatioin might not be good, or some such thing.

I too wish to welcome you to the forum, and looking forward to your future posts.

It helps me when I read other peoples posts.  It gives me the things I need to say to my rheumy.

Hester

Swelling in hands and feet could be a symptom of kidney problems.  I would ask your doctor to check out your kidneys just in case.  This is usually easily treatable.  A rapid increase or decrease in swelling is usually due to water retention and release and that is controlled by your kidneys.

Bill