Question regarding 'flares'
keith1971
Member Posts: 302
Hey all,
As I'm still very new to this I wondered how you all classify having a 'flare'.
I seem to be worse pain wise (and in more places) than I was a couple of weeks ago, is this considered a flare, i.e. an increase in symptoms? I still don't have any visible swelling, more very tender spots.
Thanks!
K.
x
As I'm still very new to this I wondered how you all classify having a 'flare'.
I seem to be worse pain wise (and in more places) than I was a couple of weeks ago, is this considered a flare, i.e. an increase in symptoms? I still don't have any visible swelling, more very tender spots.
Thanks!
K.
x
0
Comments
-
For me the first signal that a flare might be coming is that tiredness levels increase - everything becomes a much greater efort than normal, pain increases and joints that don't usually bother me join in the fun, sometimes the 'usual suspect' joints inflate with fluid and I just generally feel 'off', well, more off than usual.
I think I might be flaring but this time I seem to have done it backwards: huge joint inflation this time last week (but I felt OK) and today utter exhaustion and I feel grotty. Sodding arthritis. I am at the thinnest end of the humira wedge - I am due a whack of that tomorrow - so perhaps it's connected to that. I don't know DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0 -
to me it is as if some one stuck needle in and drawn all the energy out then stiffness kicks in pain and heat in joints so much fun only lasts couple of days now as meds do help a lot over did it yesterday so would not be suprised if one did not show its self today lol ice for hot joints heat for stiff ones and rest as much as you can valval0
-
Hi K,
For me a flare is when all my joints have a burning sensation and it gets worse as the time goes on. I tend to get slower and in more pain and very stiff. Also for some strange reason I get a sore throat as well!
It can last 24 hours or my worst flare lasted 4 days. I couldn't get out of bed. Then it just stopped as quick as it started. No reason for it. I'll never understand why it happens. I have had RA for 26 years.0 -
Hi Keith,
Think everyone will be different, for me I get a feeling like my affected joint has been in contact with fibre glass, like short sharp jabs of pain, some swelling as if there is fluid gathering and am very sore, the tiredness is unbelievable, my other half doesn't get that this makes us very very tired, am in a flare at the moment and am going to have to ask GP for more help with pain relief as my co-codamol 30/500 and dihydracodiene are not helping. Hope this helps0
Categories
- All Categories
- 12.1K Our Community
- 9.6K Living with arthritis
- 774 Chat to our Helpline Team
- 390 Coffee Lounge
- 20 Food and Diet
- 223 Work and financial support
- 6 Want to Get Involved?
- 169 Hints and Tips
- 398 Young people's community
- 12 Parents of Child with Arthritis
- 38 My Triumphs
- 127 Let's Move
- 33 Sports and Hobbies
- 244 Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- 21 How to use your online community
- 35 Community Feedback and ideas