I've had muscles feel like they are ripping/tearing, but not the joint. And sometimes, I've even had what I think are "fat cells" ripping or popping. Weird, I know.

Funny you should ask! No, really. I've been amazed at how different the pain can be at different times. It's hard to pick one that is worse than the others, but the burning pains are really tough for me, and attention getters, especially in the wrists, thumb joints, and vertebrae. I also get burning pain at the bottom of my feet.

Then there are the stabbing pains in the feet and ankles when trying to walk. Sometimes they just pop up out of the blue and then are gone as quickly as they came.

Then there are the deep aching pains in the bigger joints. The kind you get if you sit in one position too long and then try to move.

Shooting pains in the shoulders are always fun, especially when you go to put on some deodorant or style your hair.

I guess my favorite would be the exploding joint pain (I get that in my knuckles when they are so swollen they feel like they are going to explode inside.)

Let's not forget the "walking on marbles" pain, especially when first getting up in the morning. Did someone beat the bottom of my feet with a baseball bat while I was sleeping?

I'm not sure if I've had the tearing pain you mention, but I'm sure if it's coming from RA, it will find me too.

Ugh! As I read about these pains I can feel them (even though I'm not experiencing them at the moment). My constant is the feeling that someone is hitting me in the elbows with a baseball bat, stomping on my big toe joints while wearing cowboy boots and hitting my wrists with ice picks. Quite frankly though, its the fatigue that really bothers me.
Thanks for letting me vent.

I think my favorite might be the shooting pains through my top teeth. Also the sensation that someone just impaled my foot with a screwdriver.

All sounds so familiar, as to make me feel less weird! Thank you for posting it. I sometimes think my mind is playing really sadistic tricks on me, just to mess with me!!! Now I don''t feel like such a lone bone. Wish everyone a less exciting experience with weirdness and a pain free night! Trish

Thanks for commenting everyone. I have visions of all of us, sitting around, or going about our daily lives, thinking "Now what fresh hell is this?!" when one of these... things... hits us.

What all of you have said is true for me also, that is, each joint has its own pain. Except for the teeth, Alto, OUCH! Maybe you're just the weird one. Wink!

I've been told the condition is easily cured with a big ol' kale smoothie, but . . . I'll take the pain, thanks.

The only one that I haven't experienced y'all've mentioned is the top of the tooth. BTW, a bed of full grown kale that you've gotten tired of and ignored will make the most beautiful butterfly habitat :) .