Facial Puffiness

jackie1955
jackie1955 Member Posts: 632
edited 20. Jan 2009, 08:14 in Living with Arthritis archive
I've noticed that my eyes seem really puffy when I get up - is this another sympton or just coincidence?

My fingers are like sausages, and sometimes my knee feels blown up too, which I can understand. But the face :?:

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  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jackie,

    The puffy eyes are a new one to me, is this every morning or just a one off? It sounds more like an allergy rather than arthritis - or do you cry in your sleep without knowing :cry:

    Maybe others will know differently.

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • magenta
    magenta Member Posts: 1,604
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello,
    I get this too! My eyes get all puffy underneath-like bags but they go away over the course of the day. I not only feel like [Removed by moderator] but look it too :wink: I always put it down to not enough sleep i.e. 20hrs :lol:
    Magenta x
  • jackie1955
    jackie1955 Member Posts: 632
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi ladies,

    Thanks for replies - Legs I don't think I cry in my sleep -
    Majenta, I agree with you - I look [Removed by moderator] too lol

    My puffiness seems to be the soft skin above and below my eyes - and to make it worse I bury my head in the pillow and end up with all sorts of lines and patterns on my face :shock: Think I could do with a face-lift (er, no way would I do that really!)

    Its just I've only noticed it last couple of weeks and wondered if its all linked to the arthur :(
  • colinone
    colinone Member Posts: 1,039
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    jackie1955 wrote:
    Hi ladies,

    Thanks for replies - Legs I don't think I cry in my sleep -
    Majenta, I agree with you - I look [Removed by moderator] too lol

    My puffiness seems to be the soft skin above and below my eyes - and to make it worse I bury my head in the pillow and end up with all sorts of lines and patterns on my face :shock: Think I could do with a face-lift (er, no way would I do that really!)

    Its just I've only noticed it last couple of weeks and wondered if its all linked to the arthur :(

    Hi guys I'm told some steriods can cause this like prednisolone
    Colin
  • jackie1955
    jackie1955 Member Posts: 632
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Gosh Colin - I'm not on any medication yet :!: So can't blame that :wink:
  • melbland
    melbland Member Posts: 36
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hiya

    I do get this sometimes - feels like I have hamster cheeks!

    I always look really puffy around my eyes/cheeks when I wake up but it eases later on in the day.

    But - I never mentioned it to my rheumy because he already believes it's all in my mind.

    Mel

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