Re: Question about symmetrical pain

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I have pain in both elbows, shoulders, hips knees and other

places. For a while I thought I had RA, but I have OA, fibro, carpal

tunnel and another condition that hasn't been diagnosed yet.

That the pains occur on both sides is probably coincidental in my

case, but I'll know more when after further diagnoses.

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I have a question about RA. I know that one of the

differentiating

> factors is that the joints are affected symmetrically. My joints

are

> affected on both sides, but almost always one side is in so

much more

> severe pain than the other side, that it overshadows the other

pain.

> Has anyone else had this experience?

>

> For example, yesterday I started feeling very strong, throbbing

pain

> in my left foot, mostly in my heel, but really all of the bones in

my

> foot hurt. My right foot is a little achy (as is the rest of my

> body), but my left foot hurts so bad that I have been limping for

the

> last 2 days now. I am wearing an ankle brace, just to releave

some of

> the discomfort.

>

> I have had similar pain patterns with my wrist and elbows...one

side

> hurting far more than the other side, etc. Is this common?

>

> Christie

>

[Guest guest]

Christie, For me it is very common for the joint discomfort to be more severe

on one side that the other. Usually I will have some stiffness on both sides

but not always. My right hip bothers me a lot and I have never had pain in my

left hip. My left wrist is much worse that my right-we are all different and

have different patterns of progression. linda

Christie Costello <clcostello@...> wrote: Hi everyone,

I have a question about RA. I know that one of the differentiating

factors is that the joints are affected symmetrically. My joints are

affected on both sides, but almost always one side is in so much more

severe pain than the other side, that it overshadows the other pain.

Has anyone else had this experience?

For example, yesterday I started feeling very strong, throbbing pain

in my left foot, mostly in my heel, but really all of the bones in my

foot hurt. My right foot is a little achy (as is the rest of my

body), but my left foot hurts so bad that I have been limping for the

last 2 days now. I am wearing an ankle brace, just to releave some of

the discomfort.

I have had similar pain patterns with my wrist and elbows...one side

hurting far more than the other side, etc. Is this common?

Christie

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[Guest guest]

I don't know if it's common or not, but I know it happens. When I

first developed RA, the joints on one side were often effected more

heavily than the joints on the other side. (not always the same

side) My rheumatologist told me that it wasn't uncommon in the

beginning stage of RA for it not to be completely symmetrical. She

said, with time, it USUALLY (but not always) becomes more

symmetrical.

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I have a question about RA. I know that one of the

differentiating

> factors is that the joints are affected symmetrically. My joints

are

> affected on both sides, but almost always one side is in so much

more

> severe pain than the other side, that it overshadows the other

pain.

> Has anyone else had this experience?

>

> For example, yesterday I started feeling very strong, throbbing

pain

> in my left foot, mostly in my heel, but really all of the bones in

my

> foot hurt. My right foot is a little achy (as is the rest of my

> body), but my left foot hurts so bad that I have been limping for

the

> last 2 days now. I am wearing an ankle brace, just to releave

some of

> the discomfort.

>

> I have had similar pain patterns with my wrist and elbows...one

side

> hurting far more than the other side, etc. Is this common?

>

> Christie

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I sure can't tell you if you have RA or not, but I do know

I've had very little redness or swelling since I started on

prednisone. Now I'm weaning off the prednisone (have been on it for

8 months now) but I am on both Methotrexate and Enbrel too. I still

have joint pain and stiffness, but it's not anywhere near as bad as

it was before I started on meds. The doctor says that it is

probably the meds that keep me from swelling up, even if they aren't

totally controlling the pain and stiffness yet.

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I have a question about RA. I know that one of the

> differentiating

> > factors is that the joints are affected symmetrically. My joints

> are

> > affected on both sides, but almost always one side is in so much

> more

> > severe pain than the other side, that it overshadows the other

> pain.

> > Has anyone else had this experience?

> >

> > For example, yesterday I started feeling very strong, throbbing

> pain

> > in my left foot, mostly in my heel, but really all of the bones

in

> my

> > foot hurt. My right foot is a little achy (as is the rest of my

> > body), but my left foot hurts so bad that I have been limping

for

> the

> > last 2 days now. I am wearing an ankle brace, just to releave

> some of

> > the discomfort.

> >

> > I have had similar pain patterns with my wrist and elbows...one

> side

> > hurting far more than the other side, etc. Is this common?

> >

> > Christie

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes, this is normal Christi. I'm sorry you are going through

so much pain.

Joyce from Texas

[ ] Question about symmetrical pain

Hi everyone,

I have a question about RA. I know that one of the differentiating

factors is that the joints are affected symmetrically. My joints are

affected on both sides, but almost always one side is in so much more

severe pain than the other side, that it overshadows the other pain.

Has anyone else had this experience?

For example, yesterday I started feeling very strong, throbbing pain

in my left foot, mostly in my heel, but really all of the bones in my

foot hurt. My right foot is a little achy (as is the rest of my

body), but my left foot hurts so bad that I have been limping for the

last 2 days now. I am wearing an ankle brace, just to releave some of

the discomfort.

I have had similar pain patterns with my wrist and elbows...one side

hurting far more than the other side, etc. Is this common?

Christie

[Guest guest]

Chrisie,

This is how it is with me as well and I am sure this is how it is with most

people.

My left shoulder is severely affected. This is where the condition started 11

years ago. The Right shoulder is also damaged and snaps with many sudden

movements sending shooting pain down my arm but yet is has more movement than

the left for now. My Right foot is seveerly affected with deformity and it

seemed to happen overnight. However, the Left foot happened more slowly and is

damaged in a less severe way for the time being. The disease It jumps around

from side to side is what they should have said because the damage is on both

sides true enough, but it isn't identical damage or even occur at the same time.

peace and healing,

peace and healing,

Ebony

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