Re:Do any of you ever have joint pain and stiffness without swelling?

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I hardly ever have swelling. And usually when which is rarely, where I

am swelled up isn't where the pain is. My Rheumatologist goes by the

swelling to tell how bad off I am. I go by the pain I'm having!

While he is examining me, he'll point out a spot on my hand or leg that

appears that it may have a little swelling and ask if that hurts. No it

doesn't and I tell him that it doesn't but I point out to him this and that

hurts bad and he see's there isn't any swelling where I'm pointing and he

say's " Hmmmm, that's interesting "

I just think to myself, really now... are you serious.? He hasn't ever

encountered an RA patient that has had pain without swelling?

Sigh....Oh well..... I just wanted to let you know I too hardly ever have

any swelling at all even when I'm having a killer flare up.

Michigan

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_Do any of you ever have joint pain and stiffness without swelling? _

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Tue Oct 6, 2009 3:51 pm (PDT)

I was on DMARDS for arthritis and Sjogren's for 12 years. I have been on

Plaquenil all that time, on long term low dose steroids for five years until

this last January, and was on Methotrexate from June 08 to late July 09

when I was hospitalized with an antibiotic resistant orbital and facial

cellulitis. Then I went off the MTX and have just been on the plaquenil until

now. I suddenly last week got the worse arthritis sympotms that I have had

ever since I started DMARDS. I have been having very bad joint pain not well

controlled by my Lortab and also bad stiffness lasting until 1-3 pm. My

rheumatologist seemed like he really didn't believe me about how bad is has

suddenly become because my hands weren't swollen and I guess my feet weren't

either. Now I know that sometimes in the past, I have had swollen and stiff

joints but other times they are just stiff and painful without swelling. I

have had short periods of like a day when I have had severe pain but this

time I am having it for almost a week. He did prescribe a short course of

Medrol and told me to come back earlier than my 6 week appointment if I

didn't get better or if it came back again after the Medrol course. Do any of

you ever get joint pain and stiffness without swelling?

In Northern VA