Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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becrox 10/06/2011

So for the record I call the inside part of my elbow and elbowpit. And holy smokes they are on FIRE! Does anyone else ever get this or is it just me?

deleted_user 10/06/2011

Hi, Becrox,

You are not alone! My elbows are both swollen and sore, and the right one gets "stuck" from time to time. They do feel as though they are on fire at times. So sorry you are in this Elbow Pit club. Do you have any ideas for pain relief? I am open to suggestions.....

Peace,
V

becrox 10/06/2011

Sorry to hear that you are an elbowpit club member too. I have no tips. Nothing I do seems to make them feel any better. Maybe someone else has a brilliant suggestion for both of us! :)

deleted_user 10/06/2011

That would be awesome. My right elbow got sort of "stuck" today. Actually I could move it, but it was so stiff and sore. I decided I'd better start doing some range of motion exercises. I see my rheumy on the 18th and I am going to ask about this. Are your elbows swollen on the inside, too?

V

becrox 10/06/2011

They feel swollen but don't look like they are at all. But boy oh boy, they sure are stiff and like I said they are on fire! Not the outside part where the funnybone is but the part on the inside of my arms. It almost feels like a sunburn but on the inside.

deleted_user 10/06/2011

Ditto here, but my elbows are visibly swollen, too. RA is a strange, unpredictable disease!

phandbj 10/06/2011

Oh gosh me too!! Misery. Will be glad to get some input and suggestions. Right now I just put a heating pad on them.

lynnedavidson3 10/06/2011

I love that name! Elbowpit! Perfect. I don't know of anything to relieve the pain other than some heat.

ncgranny62 10/06/2011

Hello Becrox,
I have a flexible gel fabric cold compress that I keep in the freezer. When my "elbowpits" or any other joint are on fire (frequently), I apply that for several minutes to the area. It really helps. Later, I might apply the heating pad, but the cold compress seems to quiet down the burn. You can get one at the drugstore. I think mine was about $15.

//Frances

deleted_user 10/06/2011

My elbows hurt terribly as well. It's hard to rest my elbows even on a padded chair.

deleted_user 10/06/2011

I get that elbow burn, too! Sometimes it burns much more than others, and I haven't really found much to relieve it. When it gets really bad, I try ice, or heat, or sometimes the flex all cream (which is really stinky, but it sometimes helps for a bit). I hope it eases up for you soon!

deleted_user 10/06/2011

My right elbow hurts all the time when I ride my bike. It also hurt canoeing, but I think that was canoe elbow. I don't know if it is bursitis or flares, but I do remember the days when I could not straighten my elbows out they were in such bad shape. I am happy not to be in that place anymore.

deleted_user 10/06/2011

I know, not inside of elbow, but i had a bout of this, and don't play tennis. Got a shot, side of elbow, and did PT, and got some strengthening exercises for my muscles, hot packs, and it went away

Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

deleted_user 10/06/2011

I've had the steroids and the PT. It didn't help my elbows. The other day, I had a hard time tring to straighten my right arm. Kind of a frightening development for me.

V

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