Does this sound familiar?

Hello all,

I have this thing happen regularly that I call "burning" for lack of a better word to describe it. It can occur from the lower part of my knee up the top of my thigh or all around my shoulder down the top of my arm or my hips. It can happen on either side of my body, meaning it's not just the left or right leg or arm and it can happen on either body part at any given time. Anyway, it feels as if this extreme heat is radiating from the inside out. As if I have a severe sun burn on the inside of my body that I can feel on my skin. It burns so hot that I can feel the heat radiating if I hold my hand an inch to two inches above the sight. It is quite painful but mostly confusing as to what and why. There are also times when I feel as if my entire body is inflamed on the inside and my whole body burns up like this instead of just a particular limb. Of course when that happens I just lay around like a lump and don't want to move. The heat (burning) is so intense that others can feel it when I ask them to touch my skin or even hold there hands right above that area. I have done that just to make sure I'm not crazy and they can feel it too LOL. Anyone know what I'm talking about? It's so hard to explain to my Dr. I've tried but he usually looks at me with a confused look.

Fevers are a common thing for me at night or when I'm not feeling well. Right now for instance, my right shoulder hurts and the skin is burning hot all around the shoulder, down the outside of my arm to about 4-5" above the elbow area.

Thanks so much for the replies!

I'm now in a horrible stress induced flare. I feel as though I am lugging cinder blocks around that are attached to both arms and legs. I'm exhausted all the time. Have 0 energy. Throbbing pain everywhere. My hands hurt something awful (especially the right one. Swelling is refusing to go completely away no matter how much I yell at them and will it to) lol, my feet are so incredibly stiff, but the "burning" skin on my arms, legs and knees are the worst if it. It's as though I peeled my skin back to lay in the sun and ended up with a bad sunburn on the inside that radiates to the outside. It's nice to be understood by someone when I try to explain it the best I can. That in itself is difficult since my articulation skills vanished some years ago. Uggggg!!!! I'm so frustrated!!

No problems, complain away. (We tend to call it venting, a way to blow off steam at people who understand instead of exploding at our poor family members all the time!)

I've lost about 40% of my hair and it has becomed wiry and very curly. My hair was very thick and straight. I wear a hat outside anyway, so it's okay.