Nodules

Bones, joints and muscles
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Hi all 💖

Do you have those ugly lumps on your fingers (or anywhere)? They look awful, come and go, sometimes painful and sometimes not x

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Yes. As you said, they come and go.

And they do go...

Least of my troubles, to be honest!

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I dont have lumps but constant swelling acorss my knuckles that never goes away whats so ever..

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Ah I assume it's yet another sympton of RA then. It's 'the least of my troubles' too but just thought I'd ask

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yes on my knuckles

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Yes I get them too, part of RA as you say I think they're fairly common all to do with the auto imune system, I get them on my fingers, knucles, and sometimes on my arms,good luck.

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I think the swelling is more closely connected to the RA inflammation and has a different cycle. More painful of course.

The nodules are little lumps. In my case, they were a bit unsightly but not painful.

Gone now!

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Hi Rose

If you're speaking of the joints suddenly sticking oit/up, then yes, I am so glad you brought it up because it's happened to me in 3 different places on my hands and mine do NOT go away. My first Rheumy told me, "that's not the RA, that's osteoarthritis". But they come on literally right before my eyes. Sometimes it's painful, but usually it's not, it's just ugly and weird. My crazy show no joint damage on my hands so I'm not sure what to think. Thanks for bringing it up!! I thought I was the only one.

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That was supposed to say out/up and xray not crazy. I hate my so called "smart" phone.

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Hi hun lol my phone is same. Mine are on my knuckles but on the sides not on top. Rheumtyy asked if they hurt and I said no jot really and he didn't mention it again. Oh the joys! xx

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Rheumy not Rheumtyy haha 😃

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Hi. I have had a relapse this week despite taking methotrexate. As a result lumps have come on my thumb again. They tend to show up when the inflammation comes back. I'm at the hospital tomorrow so fingers crossed I get some more information...

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i have them on my knuckle the thing that scared me more was i had them on my lung but i am ok now i think

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I did wonder why my rheumy consultant insisted all his patients have a chest xray. Must be to check lungs etc? xx

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it is best i think my chest  seems ok now but i am going to the hospital tomorrow morning 9'30

 

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Let us know how you get on hun xx

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Hi

ive been at the hospital today. The nodules show when I have inflammation. Because I've had a bit of a relapse the nodules have come up. So I've had my methotrexate dose increased and a steroid injection to try and get things back on track. I'm not so concerned about the nodules - it's more the fact they want me on max dose of methotrexate which I'm gradually getting up to.

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I wouldn't worry too much hun, a short sharp shock of high dose mx might sort you out. You never know, you may go into (fingers crossed 😊). Do your nodules hurt? xx

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Into remission that should have said 😕

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Nodules don't hurt. I'm very fortunate to be getting the treatment that I am.