I have inflamed hands meaning they are red all the time and puffy and hurt so bad. On my fingers some parts are yellow and some parts of the finger are red.

Is that classic signs if rheumatoid? Even as I type withe 2 pencils its still hurts. any pain 4 relief? HELP ME.
when i walk as well my knees and ankles crack constantly. motrin, tylenol, do NOT work.

I have psoriatic arthritis..have had it for over 30 years….the symptoms have been mild enough for hot showers, aspirin, and using the involved joints dispite swelling and pain when they flare but recently my M.D. has prescribed feldene-to take when needed for joint pain.

I was on it for a short period of time when it first came on the market, but my then physician had reservations and I’ve been able to avoid prescription meds for it until now….my lower back and both ankles/knees complain too much at this point and the aspirin only gives partial relief….he tells me it’s almost as safe as aspirin…I’m wondering if anyone else is using it and how successful the pain relief/management has been with it…thanx….
so far I tolerate feldene well….it seems to inhance the diuretic I take for my BP lol so I hafta co-ordinate the two…the first time I used it (when it first came out) it kicked in within 24 hrs and the relief was complete…now it takes about 3 days before I notice a difference, but then all major joints are now involved, not just one like before…..was wondering if anyone has noticed this….and has had any of the side effects….thanx for all replies-arthritis stinks, huh……

im 14 almost 15 and since i was really little i get teribble leg and arm pains!!! growing pain type things i get them constantly and some times so bad i start crying, my bones pop alll the time too lke my legs,hips arms,ankles, elbows,neck and other things constantly !!! my arms catch and then pop its strrange i dont do it on purpose it jus happens …. can anyone tell me what this is??? i have went to a chiropractor and orthapedic they didnt help any!!

Starting when I was about 12 years old, I have occasionally had bouts with a strange, unidentified illness. It starts with a little bit of stiffness in the mornings, and progresses over a period of days until the joints are VERY swollen and aching in the mornings, along with a raised, reddish colored rash over each of the affected joints. The raised welts fade down as the day progresses, but the redness and itchiness over the joints remains, along with stiffness and joint pain. Each morning, the joint pain, stiffness, and rash over the joints is worse than the day before.
It usually starts with the knuckles and wrists of both hands, and progresses to include the elbows, ankles, toes, knees, and even the jaw. Each time the illness has presented, I have seen a doctor who has been completely mystified. I am usually prescribed an anti-inflammatory medicine of some variety to alleviate the symptoms. Once I take a few doses, all symptoms disappear. After the first onset, the length of time between symptoms has been longer each time. As a teenager, it would be a few months apart, and as I got older, more and more years pass between symptoms appearing. The only symptoms are the joint pain and raised welts over the joints – no fever or pain anywhere else.

Due to the fact that the symptoms are the worst when I first wake up and fade some during the day, along with the fact that all symptoms disappear once I take any medications to alleviate the pain and itching, no one has been able to diagnose it. When there are no symptoms, doctors can’t find a thing wrong with me. Does anyone have any idea what this could be?

(I am familiar with lupus, lyme disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, etc. Doctors have all told me that my symptoms are atypical for those diseases.)
A point of clarification – I haven’t had a flare up with this in years, so I’m not looking for a way to treat it. I just want to know what it could be, or if anyone else has experienced the same symptoms. A number of doctors and specialists have told me they’ve never seen anything like it.

hello. im a 14 year old boy. for the past few months, i have been experiencing pain in both knees, both ankles, plus i used to have pain in the upper quads when stretching and running(but i applied ice and heat and for the most part that pain went away). this pain comes up when i exercise. is this juvenile rheumatoid arthritis? if not, what else could it be? thankou.

when you have arthritis, do the joints affected hurt even when you’re not moving? is inflammation in ankles and knees obvious? or, will it only hurt when you exercise. please help, im very scared.

can any one explain this type of arthritis to me? i have been diagnosed with arthritis for many years now and it is only getting worse. every joint in my body hurts-hands,fingers,wrist,toes, ankles, knees, hip (both sides and center), chest joint and ribs, elbow-just one, back-lower and upper, and jaw. it started mildly at 20yrs old and this past year and a half (i’m 34 now) it has progressed to the point of intolerable. i am loosing cordination in my fingers and feet.
i am not sure what kind of arthritis i have, can anyone explain better than just plain arthritis? what are the different kinds?

I called the doctor(Wednesday) about my knee pain, and they have yet to call back as they said they would. I was talking to my mother, and she said it might be RA, as a wild guess, with my joints aching. Does anyone know what it could be?
I have pain in my ankles, knees, hips, lower back, shoulder, elbows, and wrists.

hello. im a 14 year old boy. for the past few months, i have been experiencing pain in both knees, both ankles, plus i used to have pain in the upper quads when stretching and running(but i applied ice and heat and for the most part that pain went away). this pain comes up when i exercise. is this juvenile rheumatoid arthritis? if not, what else could it be? thankou.

or related degenerative forms of arthritis….Is it more of an isolated disease, or–is can it affect the body in a more general way as well?

I have pain in my hips, along my spine and w/ my ankles-it feels like it’s more joint and bone related; I dont know how much of this is exasperated by worry. Im 32 yrs. old. <pardon the lack of detail, just work w/ whats on your minds folks>
-my apreciation:)))