Hello

DianeC

Hello all, just wanted to say Hi and hoping this will be a helpful community. Having had 2 partial knee replacements, I've now recently been diagnosed with arthritis in my hands and wrists. I'm finding it very frustrating as the weakness amd pain fluctuates day to day. I've bought some wrist supports and am taking cbd to help with pain. I'm absolutely convinced that a covid injection 18 months ago caused the hand problems as I have had no other issues apart from knees which were easily explained due to pronation and wear and tear. I literally went from having no hand issues to a month after having covid jab, having swollen finger joints and wrist pain which hasnt gone away! I've been tested for RA which was negative. Wondering if this is common after covid jab? I won't be having any more that's for sure! Any advice re managing hand pain and building strength in hands would be very welcome 😊

frogmorton

Hi @DianeC

you need to read these:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/search?domain=all_content&query=arthritis%20after%20covid%20injection&scope=site&source=community

The blood test you had was possibly only looking for the rheumatoid factor, but there are other inflammatory arthritises which do not show positive in bloods. Like PsA for instance and sero-negative RA. Sometimes we have to be quite assertive with our Drs unfortunately to get further tests. Possibly of course it is Osteoarthritis.

This is a lovely forum everyone so kind and helpful.

I hope you'll decide to keep posting

Toni x

Ellen

Hello @DianeC welcome to this very helpful community!

I see @frogmorton has already linked you to some threads about the covid vaccine and arthritis.

I am adding some information which might be of interested:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/hand-and-wrist-pain/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/exercises-for-healthy-joints/exercises-for-the-fingers-hands-and-wrists/

The above link has some exercises which will hopefully help your hands and wrists.

Best wishes

Ellen.