Guest guest Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I have, before I even knew it was RA! Actually, it seems it may start first with me? Back in 1999, at age 21 I had some foot pain that was thought to be a stress fracture, tendonitis, or maybe RSD/CRPS. I was on Vioxx for quite some time (which helped) and was eventually able to taper off, although I couldn't run anymore. The doctors never figured out what it was, but for a long time afterwards my feet just popped and cracked like nothing else, especially in the morning. It was always brushed off when I would mention it. My hands and wrists started popping right before the most recent flare that finally led to my RA diagnois (well as close as I could get anyway, since I am seronegative and asymmetrically affected!). My hands had never really popped before. My other joints are only moderately affected but my knees, which had never been noisy, have started to pop. I have to admit some frustration that all those years I kept asking and prodding, why do my feet pop so much sometimes? and it was just dismissed as nothing. But it always correpondend with times when my feet would be more painful... --- In , " S. Pruitt " <seriouslysanibel@...> wrote: > > Who here has had a major flare, and as it subsided you were just crunchy all over? > > UGH! I had a flare last week like I haven't had in a few years. Now that the swelling is down, everything is popping, squeaking, and crunching...even my neck which has NEVER EVER given me a problem. The neck problem is giving me weird head pains and headaches...yuck. I don't see the rheumy until the 11th and the extra pred doens't help with the crunch. > Shandi > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 i am the same symptoms after a flare. i am aware of every muscle and bone in my body. i sometimes run a fever and feel very fluish for a couple weeks after. when people say some days stink with RA i say every day does. i am either going into a flare or out of one. rita [ ] Crunchy Flare Who here has had a major flare, and as it subsided you were just crunchy all over? UGH! I had a flare last week like I haven't had in a few years. Now that the swelling is down, everything is popping, squeaking, and crunching... even my neck which has NEVER EVER given me a problem. The neck problem is giving me weird head pains and headaches... yuck. I don't see the rheumy until the 11th and the extra pred doens't help with the crunch. Shandi ------------ --------- --------- --- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 My fingers pop, my hands pop, my lower back pops, my feet and legs pop. I sounds like cereal...snap, crackle and pop!! When I eat my jaw pops too...is that all part of the same thing or is that something different? Anyone know?? Take care, Sharon in NJ > > > > Who here has had a major flare, and as it subsided you were just > crunchy all over? > > > > UGH! I had a flare last week like I haven't had in a few years. > Now that the swelling is down, everything is popping, squeaking, and > crunching...even my neck which has NEVER EVER given me a problem. > The neck problem is giving me weird head pains and headaches...yuck. > I don't see the rheumy until the 11th and the extra pred doens't help > with the crunch. > > Shandi > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. > Try it now. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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