Hello
Just a post to introduce myself really…..
I have palindromic rheumatism and I don’t know anyone in real life who has this type of arthritis. I can have weeks or even months without any symptoms and then they can come out of the blue and without warning and affect different joints each time - so I may have swollen fingers on one occasion, then a painful knee next time and painful feet the time after that.
I have had x-rays and scans and these show no joint damage and when I don’t have symptoms I can do normal things like running so I always worry people won’t believe I have a type of arthritis and also that I will come across as a bit of a fraud compared to people with more severe types of arthritis.
Just wondering if there is anyone around with the same condition as me, apparently it’s quite rare.
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Hi @Sherlock
Welcome to the online community, we're really supportive bunch here and I'm sure you'll find that out soon.
In the meantime I thought I'd share a bit of info
Thought you might find this story interesting Palindromic rheumatism | Causes, symptoms, treatments (versusarthritis.org)
Please keep posting
Best wishes
Louisa
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Thank you yes I will keep posting.
I have been feeling good today and this evening but last night my knee flared up (most of the time when I have symptoms they are worse in the evening so work not affected but sleep is). And today my knee is absolutely fine. I try to avoid to many painkillers but have Ibuprofen if needed and naproxen if really bad
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