Adrienne aching legs
I have aching in my legs everyday 😠plus inflammation. I take of course meds but this doesn't help.
Sorry to hear you're going through a tough time. Did your doctor suggest anything else that you can try to reduce the aches, pains and inflammation? Here are some articles and forum topics below that may help. https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/stories/my-aches-and-pains,
https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/search?s=managing%20inflammation
-Effie, team member
My heart goes out to you,
! I can hear how difficult it is with your aching legs and inflammation and the medication not making a difference in getting relief. Have you been able to speak with your doctor about this? Perhaps if your current medication/treatment is bringing you relief there is another option you can try? Obviously I am not a doctor, and cannot speak to your leg pain, but there can be different reasons to be experiencing leg pain. Has your doctor determined what is causing the aching? I ask because we do have some information on pain from peripheral artery disease, https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/clinical/peripheral-artery-disease-symptoms. Of course, only your doctor can determine what is going on, but I did want to share some information with you, just in case.
Please know that our community is here for you! Sending you gentle hugs. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)
I'm really sorry to hear that you're dealing with such constant pain and inflammation. That sounds incredibly tough. I just wanted to send some encouragement and support your way. I’m hoping for brighter days ahead for you. Take care, and know that you’re in my thoughts as you navigate through this. Feel free to keep us updated on your progress with this issue. All the best, Latoya (Team Member) Hi Adrienne,
Maybe you can help me.
My son has Down's and is autistic....he's also non verbal. His labs and clinical were leaning towards psoriatic arthritis and now rheumatoid as well. Is this common to have both?
He's been experiencing leg/ankle/foot pain. Through a comedy of errors I finally figured out where the pain was. He's had me wrap his legs in compression bandages since Sept 1. Started in the left leg and then went over to the right.
Where is your pain? How does it feel? His rheumotologist said this flare is going on a long time. It's the worst since beginning meds a couple of years ago.
At any rate, for me to help him better, I need to know how it feels, the pain.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hi
. It must be extremely difficult, as a parent, to see your son struggle with these conditions (I know it is not the same, but I am the husband of someone with RA. My wife, Kelly Mack, was diagnosed at age two, 45 years ago and is a contributor here). While not terribly common, it is possible for a person to have both RA and psoriatic arthritis. Many of the symptoms overlap, which can make diagnosis difficult. I want to let you know that we have a sister-site for psoriatic arthritis at https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/.
I don't know what meds your son is on, but many of the drugs, both traditional DMARDs and biologics, overlap and can treat both conditions. Your son's rheumatologist should be able to discuss this. It, unfortunately, is not rare for medications to stop working after a period and a change to become necessary. Your son's doctor should also be able to help determine this by assessing changes in symptoms and bloodwork.
Concerning the pain. Different people often describe it differently. I do want to share with you this article from our editorial team on pain and the difference between acute and chronic pain: https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/symptoms/joints-pain. Hopefully others will chime in with their thoughts. I hope this information is helpful and please feel free, if you like, to keep us posted on how things are going and to ask additional questions - this community is here for you. Best, Richard (Team Member)
