Knee flare for a month...

[Dreamer85]

Hello,

Hope everybody's well.

I've been in a flare with my knee for a month now, feels like the swellings never going to go down.

How long do flares last usually?

I've put off ringing rhumatology as I usually have a steroid injection when bad but it then it messes with my periods and causes another problem.

I'm an emotional mess at the moment as I cant cope with the pain & fatigue.

I suppose I know the answer is to get some advice, this happened last year in my ankle & my esr was at 70, it did go down eventually but when your living with it it seems forever.

Thanks for reading xx

[Lolabridge]

As it has gone on for so long that sounds as though it could be more than just a flare. Perhaps your medication or its dosage needs tweaking so I recommend that you contact your rheumy nurse or patient helpline for some advice.

[Dreamer85 in reply to Lolabridge]

Thankyou!

[Hidden]

This is difficult. I personally class a flare as lasting a week or two at the most any longer I class it as active disease not controlled by medication. When I said this to my nurse she agreed.

[Dreamer85 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou, tbh I've been putting of ringing because of covid & not wanting steroids, but I will reach out for help.

[Hidden in reply to Dreamer85]

We put up with enough. No need to suffer. I use to be a martyr my nurse told me off 🥺 she said ignoring it more like to lead to damage

[Boxerlady in reply to Dreamer85]

Definitely get in touch with your team. They now say that uncontrolled disease is a higher risk than steroids.