swollen stiff joints of the knuckles in hands

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i had swolle stiff joints off the knuckles in my hands but this week its the worst its been sore swollen finger like very fat chips GP said cant help RA nurse told me to ask GP for steriods wont let me have them had to ring RA nurse twice finally my consultant opening another clinic thursday as he use to have 4 clincs know down to 1 clinic   can never get in my hands getting to the point wont be able to use them that hot itchy cant stand much more pain as had a toes and tendons done and op went wrong in constant pain cant get shoes on ot walk proper muscel spasm sit on a low chair cant get up no power in leggs cant push on hands wrist got rods in wrist and impengement on both shoulders they cant be replace as my RA is in tissues joints im housebound cant walk stand for long  cos got excuesating pain in feet nerve damage and scar tissue  arthritis in them  im so sick of pain no relief at all morphine orahmarph co-co-damol anti inflammortories and RA tabets fibro ME and IBS vicous cirle 

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    welll update my last post been to hospital knuckles are bad state and got to have ultra sound  xrays showed some degeneration and damage might end up with a another operation for my feet doing ultra sound to try and disperse  scar tissue i had this on my fractured spine it worked no change of tablets cos this was emergency clinic  could on  talk about hands and my feet  got wait til july consultant away holiday  all may  so re medications nothing as altered got to wait

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