Some info needed !

Hi there

I am a support worker and have been for about 20 years, I pulled my shoulder and was in the worse pain ever as the day went on and by the time I got into bed it was excruciating and I just couldn't sleep at all, I went to the walk in center the next day and they said it was muscle and to take Ibrufen, the pain thankfully subsided and I never had it quite as bad since.

Then it spread to my hands, thumb and first two fingers on left hand I would get pins and needles at night and shooting pains up my wrists, so painful, that when I went to the docs and had the blood tests done and referred to a rhemotologist, so I was diagnosed with RA, it's not nice at all, so the answer to your question is yes it can start from an injury but I don't think the RA is preventing your knee from healing properly, hope you get sorted out soon and your pain etc gets under control then you can get back to your running, I exercise a lot I think it helps

Wow, I don't know, but you have me wondering.  I hope others respond.

I atleast wanted to say a couple of things, don't let anyone give you prednisone if possible.  At first try natural remedies, anti inflammatory foods, whole foods, and most of all, really get in to relaxation of your mind, meditation, visualize and feel your self healthy and running again.

I'm not healed yet, but  am able to get moving better and have much better hope and attitude.  I don't have RA markers in my tests, but symptoms are similar. I hope to run again some day, but the drugs have set me back.

Some say autoimmune can start in our stomachs. Research gut issues. I never really had them but sometimes maybe, drank too much wine I think and serious stress that I didn't handle well, it can make our bodies turn on itself.

Since you are new at these symptoms, I hope your body will heal and you will get back to running and biking. Heal your body, mind and soul.  

How do I know this, from hard earned  ex[erience, I tore the carledge in my hip joint, when I was out exericing after my first hip replacement, local GP said to me it will be 12 weeks before that pain eases.

I didn;t believe him, so rang my sibling who is a director of nursing in a big base hospital, she confirmed exactly what the Dr said, at that point not very happy and in alot of pain, said to myself we will wait and see. At 13 weeks one morning woke up no pain, moved very carefully for a start as I couldn;t believe the pain could just be gone like that, but it was.

I few weeks later had an appt with specialist ortheo surgeon, and he said he could see the difference in gap in hip joint compared to x-rays they had when they had done the first hip replacement, knew i would need another THR as you could see the hip had arthritis, suggested it would be around the two year mark before they did replacement, done in a little over a year apart, I begged for it to be done, as I felt the damage to my good hip would impair the healing and exercises I could do after my first THR, it did slow things down consiberably.

Hi there,

Your story is very like my own.

I'm a tennis addict & play 4 times a week.

In November 2015 I went to the doc with a very sore and swollen knee - had MRI and was told it was an injury and got a steroid injection. Pain got increasingly worse around Feb/March and I went back & had blood tests - had RA factor but no inflamatories markers. Pain was still a problem and

in July I was diagnosed with PVNS (google it) and was told I needed an operation.

Just when chatting to the surgeon prior to the op I mentioned that my right ankle was sore & another MRI followed & more bloods. Operation was cancelled.

Then I was referred to a rheumatologist who said I have an 'inflammatory arthritis' and need to take methotrexate. Again no RA markers in blood so he says it's not difinitively RA but is treated just the same.

He said he would normally have kick started me with steroids but my range of movement was very much improved on anti inflamatories (vimovo - which seemingly is good news) so to use these until October coming with a view to starting methotrexate then (which I really don't want to do).

On the anti-inflamatories I've been playing my tennis no bother. My rheumatologist told me that when I start the methotrexate I will be playing tennis as normal and not to worry about that so hopefully it will be the same for you running.

I never asked him if I'm on this for life when I start but I'm assuming I am.

Definitely agree with Shirlee - exercise does help.

I hope all goes well for you and you keep up the running.