Palindromic Rheumatism - New Flares

jojomojo

Hello, I was diagnosed with PR last year with mainly flares in my hands, wrists and shoulders. I am on Hydroxychloroquine.

Normally my flares are around 12-24 hours however I have a new flare in and around my knee. It feels like a lead weight / brick is inside my knee and it came on Friday night went away and came back with a vengeance last night (Sunday) up to my hip also.

I feel like I’m going mad and I’m so tired with this flare.

Does anyone recognise this knee pain / heaviness themselves?

Any advice welcomed on how to manage this one would be gratefully received

Thank You

MaryL44

Hello @jojomojo and welcome to the Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

I'm sorry to hear of your knee pain. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have knee pain at the moment. I haven't been able to get a clear diagnosis of the cause but I do find that exercising the areas around the knee seems to help.

Sorry I don't have any specific advice but our website is a mine of information so do look at it. You might be particularly interested in (although I do recognise that this may be stuff you already know!):

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2021/september/all-about-palindromic-rheumatism/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/knee-pain/

Also, our community members will have vast experience so do keep checking back here for their responses.

It may be worth you discussing this with our Help line (Contact details are below)

Please keep posting now you are here and let us know how you are getting on.

Best wishes

Mary