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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Caren28 09/30/2009

hi everybody,
For the past few days, I've had occasional severe pain in the upper front of my thighs. It feels like nerve pain, not the usual deep ache I get in my joints. It's throbbing and is bad enough that I can't carry on a conversation. It happens when I've been sitting for a while and then stand up. I'm not sure if this is related to RA or not. I do have ongoing hip pain that I do think is from the RA, but I experience that as a dull, burning ache. To make it more complicated, I also have a long history of low back problems. Has anyone else felt this kind of pain? If so, did it go away on its own?

Caren

deleted_user 09/30/2009

Have you been evaluated for sciatica? Usually, the hamstrings are involved more than front of your thighs, but with lower back pains, nerve issues definitely would come to mind.

Couple of other things:

1. I've had fibromayalgia for years, and I get muscle pains in my thighs. Massage works well.

2. I also have some hip issues, specifically a torn labrum in my right hip joint. This refers pain that travels from the inguinal region down my thigh.

3. As a first line of evaluation, I would try some back and hip stretches, possibly massage, and see if you get relief.

Best wishes.
bc

deleted_user 09/30/2009

Yes and I have yet to know how to stop the hurt. I was diagnosed with anklyosing spondylitis. It is a rheumatoid thinggy.
I am not sure if my diagnosis is correct but I have trouble with my hips, thighs, and hands. Occasionaly lower back.

deleted_user 10/01/2009

I was having pain in my groin, hip, thigh and lower back that started about 3 years ago.Pain not constant more like a deep ache but when it acted up I was in excrutiating pain couldnt move barely.any flexion of the hip or internal rotation caused horrific pain.Of course steriod injections and oral steroids resolved acute pain but continued to have these episodes.The last one had me out of commision for about 2 week.My doctor kept telling me nothing was wrong.Of course somethings wrong.Pain is the bodies way of telling use that!!Anyways i started to research myself and thought maybe i had a hip impigment and a torn labrum(cartilage in hip joint) so I went to see a specialist and an xray mri and exam confirmed this.I had surgery about 5 weeks ago with a labral repair and smoothing out of the femur head bone..The pain is gone!!!Post op has been tough non weight bearing for 4 weeks now on crutches and my shoulders and wrists arent happy but feel I am heading in the right direction.Hopefull will be back to work in the next month.anyways if it continues I would probably see your doctor to see if they can determine the cause.Hoping you feel better soon.

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