Last night I had a very restless night I couldn’t sleep due to pain in my elbows and arms. My elbows are so achy and painful!!
Has anyone experienced this before?
Im not seeing my rheumy until April now, should I phone them tomorrow? Or is this normal with lupus?
Thank you
I.x
Hi!
Do you mean your elbows' joints??? Are they swollen? It looks like an extra little ball or bigger ball coming out of your elbow. If so, yes, many times. It's very annoying as it's one of those joints that we use a lot. Lupus has taught so much about joints, where they are, etc.
Yes my joints they are so sore! Nope not swollen but are bruised. I haven’t hit them against anything so that’s a bit odd.
My elbows are so painful - "golf and tennis" elbow - all together. I've had this problem from time to time with Lupus. Sometimes it lasts a year or so then goes for ages and then comes back. It's been a few months now with this episode so far. Definitely feels like big bruising but no swelling really. Yes, it's Lupus. I fear it is normal and there isn't much you can do about it apart from painkillers and hope that your Lupus medicine can help a bit. It should go in time but it may come back. Lupus likes to target bits of the body every now and again. Don't know if injections might help though. So sorry for you.
Yes that’s what I have bruising but no swelling. That’s fustratijg. I was concerned at first as I had ITP last summer and i think I freaked when I saw bruising in case it was my platelets playing up. But I think it’s probs just the lupus being it’s usual self again 😒 thank you for replying.
Yes, I have this. Most days it’s mild, but I’ll have weeks where it will wake me up at night. Elbows are a normal joint to be affected by Lupus. Try compression and cool packs and take your medicine!
YES!!!!! last year before I knew anything more than getting older was causing pain...But my ELBOWS!! They woke me up with searing pain...I almost passed out.....IDK could have been because of Lupus or it could have been because of heavy yard work...but it as AWFUL!! I think I slept with elbow splints...maybe iced them??
Call your Doc if you feel you need to
xx
With some rest my elbows are much better thank goodness!
I’m sorry to hear you went through a difficult time with the pain it’s horrid! Xx
It's normal with Lupus. I get pain all over the place, knuckles, shoulders, down arm, knees and ankles, even my big toes!! Can last a day or 2 or until it moves to attack another area 😣
Hope you feel better soon, think if I rang every time I have pain they would remove my number 😃
Hi Imzi,
90% to 95% of people with lupus will experience joint and/or muscle pain. We published an article on our blog about pain management which contains helpful tips and information which I hope you will find useful: lupusuk.org.uk/pain-managem...
It is advised that you speak to your GP or rheumatologist about the pain you are experiencing as this ensures you receive the correct advice and treatment (f required).
It is important to remember that it is possible for people to experience periods of remission where their lupus is controlled and they feel relatively better; reducing the signs of their symptoms.
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