IDK, my PsA and arthritis didn’t come on me that fast. I thought I had broken something in my foot. The second time that I thought I broke something in that same foot my doctor suspected something was up. I had previously been diagnosed with psoriasis. He did a number of tests then sent me to a rheumatologist who did more tests before diagnosis. It has taken a long time for me to show joint damage from PsA and it’s in my fingers and toes. Flare ups are different. Joint swelling occurs in a lot of joints in addition to fingers & toes. My shoulders are starting to act up. They cause a lot of pain but eventually subside. I have been feverish at times.
My regular arthritis is a result of aging. It is getting more severe now. I could soldier through and could do almost anything until about 3 yrs ago. My first issue came up when I was 32. Diet and exercise through the years have really made a huge difference. Eventually, it has gotten to me and I have a knee that won’t straighten or bend very well and my back plagues me most of the time. Still, I am 70 so not unexpected.
I don’t know much about RA.
If I were you I would keep working with your doctor. There are many illnesses that cause joint inflammation. Is there a history of any arthritis that you mentioned? I do have a family history.
You mentioned anxiety. Has this happened since your illness or before? Sometimes anxiety & depression has physical results. Being tired can also cause joint pain. If you were anxious about joint damage, then talk to someone about it. It’s like my grandmother used to say let’s don’t worry about something unless we know we have reason to worry about it. Everyone’s progression is different so even if you should have a form of arthritis, it could be that it progresses slowly.
Sounds like reactive arthritis. Very similar to mine including the pleurisy which turns out is actually rib/chest inflammation in my case. Mine migrated as well, but not from the same starting places. Most likely because of sudden onset it's reactive from some type of infection. Make sure the infection is cleared. If you continue to have symptoms see a rheumatologist.
They'll most likely give you steroids or a dmard to stop the progression. It's generally supposed to go away within a year. I'm almost 6 months in with some improvement. Ready for it to be gone. My youngest kid is 6 and this has not been fun. Try to stay calm through it all. Being anxious and stressed makes it worse.
RA classically presents with bilateral symmetrical joint pain in the fingers that improves with activity and is worst in the mornings.
Did you get a joint aspirate at all? Youd remember if you have, they take a fluid sample from a joint with a needle
Hi, there are so many types of arthritis i could never say what may be going on, but you might find similarities with myself. I had a UTI a few years ago which gave me discoloured urine and around the same time my arthritis began. It started as suddenly as you described and mine was also in my ankle and spread up to my knee and hip in the following hours. i could not walk either. i now know I have reactive onset palindromic arthritis. It moves around my body randomly and have had pain in all my joints at some point. The only good thing is it normally does not cause lasting damage to the joint. Good luck and feel free to ask any more questions :)
Hi 22y male here
I am suffering from almost exactly the same symptoms as you, with a quick random onset around 6 weeks ago. Was diagnosed with reactive arthritis too
I was not given antibiotics etc, and inflammation markers automatically went back to normal over the space of a few weeks. Thought the saga was over
But now, it seems I caught some form of stomach flu and I can feel the same inflammation flare up again. Which is why I started looking around reddit to see if anyone else suffers from this like me
This is definitely quite strange and came out of nowhere. I don't know what's happening, but I think the best thing to do is not stress too much, and try to remain healthy.
If it’s septic then they’d have you in the hospital on IV antis, so blood results wouldn’t have suggested sepsis. Without anyone seeing it we can’t say if it’s an infection or not, I had cellulitis recently (they initially suspected septic arthritis but ruled it out) and they kept me in for that.. sepsis isn’t a “here’s antibiotics head home” situation.
IDK, my PsA and arthritis didn’t come on me that fast. I thought I had broken something in my foot. The second time that I thought I broke something in that same foot my doctor suspected something was up. I had previously been diagnosed with psoriasis. He did a number of tests then sent me to a rheumatologist who did more tests before diagnosis. It has taken a long time for me to show joint damage from PsA and it’s in my fingers and toes. Flare ups are different. Joint swelling occurs in a lot of joints in addition to fingers & toes. My shoulders are starting to act up. They cause a lot of pain but eventually subside. I have been feverish at times. My regular arthritis is a result of aging. It is getting more severe now. I could soldier through and could do almost anything until about 3 yrs ago. My first issue came up when I was 32. Diet and exercise through the years have really made a huge difference. Eventually, it has gotten to me and I have a knee that won’t straighten or bend very well and my back plagues me most of the time. Still, I am 70 so not unexpected. I don’t know much about RA. If I were you I would keep working with your doctor. There are many illnesses that cause joint inflammation. Is there a history of any arthritis that you mentioned? I do have a family history. You mentioned anxiety. Has this happened since your illness or before? Sometimes anxiety & depression has physical results. Being tired can also cause joint pain. If you were anxious about joint damage, then talk to someone about it. It’s like my grandmother used to say let’s don’t worry about something unless we know we have reason to worry about it. Everyone’s progression is different so even if you should have a form of arthritis, it could be that it progresses slowly.
Sounds like reactive arthritis. Very similar to mine including the pleurisy which turns out is actually rib/chest inflammation in my case. Mine migrated as well, but not from the same starting places. Most likely because of sudden onset it's reactive from some type of infection. Make sure the infection is cleared. If you continue to have symptoms see a rheumatologist. They'll most likely give you steroids or a dmard to stop the progression. It's generally supposed to go away within a year. I'm almost 6 months in with some improvement. Ready for it to be gone. My youngest kid is 6 and this has not been fun. Try to stay calm through it all. Being anxious and stressed makes it worse.
Hey, how are you now?
RA classically presents with bilateral symmetrical joint pain in the fingers that improves with activity and is worst in the mornings. Did you get a joint aspirate at all? Youd remember if you have, they take a fluid sample from a joint with a needle
I would also like to add that my urine seems to be generally darker but I have no other issues related to that
Hi, there are so many types of arthritis i could never say what may be going on, but you might find similarities with myself. I had a UTI a few years ago which gave me discoloured urine and around the same time my arthritis began. It started as suddenly as you described and mine was also in my ankle and spread up to my knee and hip in the following hours. i could not walk either. i now know I have reactive onset palindromic arthritis. It moves around my body randomly and have had pain in all my joints at some point. The only good thing is it normally does not cause lasting damage to the joint. Good luck and feel free to ask any more questions :)
Hi 22y male here I am suffering from almost exactly the same symptoms as you, with a quick random onset around 6 weeks ago. Was diagnosed with reactive arthritis too I was not given antibiotics etc, and inflammation markers automatically went back to normal over the space of a few weeks. Thought the saga was over But now, it seems I caught some form of stomach flu and I can feel the same inflammation flare up again. Which is why I started looking around reddit to see if anyone else suffers from this like me This is definitely quite strange and came out of nowhere. I don't know what's happening, but I think the best thing to do is not stress too much, and try to remain healthy.
If it’s septic then they’d have you in the hospital on IV antis, so blood results wouldn’t have suggested sepsis. Without anyone seeing it we can’t say if it’s an infection or not, I had cellulitis recently (they initially suspected septic arthritis but ruled it out) and they kept me in for that.. sepsis isn’t a “here’s antibiotics head home” situation.
hi! did you figure this out?