Can I join the club yet ?
So i really never saw myself making this post. I (32m) have crohns disease and have been on those forums for years, lurking and learning. But I have never read about this cousin or distant uncle RA.
Looking back now, I think things may have started about 9 months to a year ago, but I also have been trying to convince myself I am overthinking this. I played xbox for quite a while the other day and woke up with sore hands, figured I played for too long, time to grow up haha. Although my left little finger was really co fusing me, almost like it was popping. Learned about trigger finger after some research and pretty soon I was down the RA rabbit hole.
Well 7 days later. Still in pain. Both hands now fingers and wrists. With maybe some back and leg pain, again trying to almost gaslight myself to stop considering it. But after living with chrons for 15+ years and having multiple surgeries, and some close calls, this pain is insane. It is not a normal hurt. And it certainly feels nothing like a crohns flare. Its deep like the itch you cant find but can feel?
I am just wondering if anyone had a similar experience in the start, maybe some symptoms looking back (
First time I have really understood depression, which is a whole other conversation, horrible fatigue like falling asleep standing almost, sleeping through an alarm to find out youve slept through work)
Can someone either tell me im nuts so I can stop worrying, or at least let me into the club for now, yall seem like a pretty awesome group, wouldnt be the worst thing. The crohns people only talk about sh...stuff .well thanks everyone in advance 😊
*picture of hand for everyone's opinion on swelling, im really at a loss here *