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...
So...about a month ago I started having joint pain. It happens at night when I'm resting and I'm so stiff in the morning I can barely walk. I also get really hot and I've noticed too that the texture and thickness of my hair has changed. I did start cleaning houses but this has happened in the last 3 weeks. I have Hashimotos as well. I've heard that if you have autoimmune disorder you can easily get others. Your thoughts?
Most of us on this forum have more than one autoimmune problem as well and sometimes they flare up one after another and we don't get a wellness break to regain our strength!
I hope you feel better. Best advice I can give is to try to keep your joints warm and get enough rest until you can see your doc. Hopefully they can get to the bottom of it.
Best wishes