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Overnight muscle swellings
Hi everybody,
It started 7-8 years ago, when I was around 17 years old. Once in a few months, around 6-8 months I think, I would wake up in the morning with a swelling in the foot or the palm. It was really painful and it looked like a hot, red and medium sized area. It could happen on a finger, on the upper part of the wrist, on the palm area opposite of the big finger, in the heel or around it, but never consecutively in the same area. I made x-rays of the affected areas and they were all clean. I made a lot of blood tests also, including HLAB-24 (or 27, not sure) and it turned out negative, I made tests for hepatitis A, B and C, AIDS, tuberculosis, gout and they were also negative. Also tests for rheumatism turned out negative. The only thing that the blood tests revealed is a possible old infection in the body, but the doctors were not able to identify it so I tried some antibiotics for general infections but without luck.
The problem is that now I have a full-time job and this problem comes up once in 2-3 weeks and it's really annoying.
The only way that I can make it go away after a few hours is by taking one Nimesulide (Aulin) granules in a big cup of water.
If someone has even a clue about what might be wrong with me please let me know because I am afraid that these problems will show up more and more often and Nimesulide is really not the way to get rid of them.
Thank you.
Regards,
Chris.
It started 7-8 years ago, when I was around 17 years old. Once in a few months, around 6-8 months I think, I would wake up in the morning with a swelling in the foot or the palm. It was really painful and it looked like a hot, red and medium sized area. It could happen on a finger, on the upper part of the wrist, on the palm area opposite of the big finger, in the heel or around it, but never consecutively in the same area. I made x-rays of the affected areas and they were all clean. I made a lot of blood tests also, including HLAB-24 (or 27, not sure) and it turned out negative, I made tests for hepatitis A, B and C, AIDS, tuberculosis, gout and they were also negative. Also tests for rheumatism turned out negative. The only thing that the blood tests revealed is a possible old infection in the body, but the doctors were not able to identify it so I tried some antibiotics for general infections but without luck.
The problem is that now I have a full-time job and this problem comes up once in 2-3 weeks and it's really annoying.
The only way that I can make it go away after a few hours is by taking one Nimesulide (Aulin) granules in a big cup of water.
If someone has even a clue about what might be wrong with me please let me know because I am afraid that these problems will show up more and more often and Nimesulide is really not the way to get rid of them.
Thank you.
Regards,
Chris.
Hello,
Many thanks for your responses. Right now I am going to the 3rd or 4th rheumatologist but no one can figure out my problem based only on the available signs and symptoms.
After the blood tests and all the other tests, and together with the fact that I have a sore throat more often than normal, the doctor told me to take Cexyl (cefadroxyl) and Flamexin (piroxicam) but the pain came back as usual. Right now I am taking Aflamin (aceclofenacum) for 20 days, one every morning, but two days ago I woke up with pains and even though I took the aflamin pill the pain didn't go away, so it looks like aflamin doesn't work like Nimesulide.
I tried guessing what can cause the swellings and the only thing that I discovered is that they appear after lifting heavy things, but not always. Except the throat problems I'm in good health. I don't think that I have the symptoms of acromegaly.
I wouldn't mind taking Nimesulide always when I have the pains but I heard that it's very dangerous for the liver and stomach even if I take 1 every 3-4 weeks.
Thank you again for your response.
Many thanks for your responses. Right now I am going to the 3rd or 4th rheumatologist but no one can figure out my problem based only on the available signs and symptoms.
After the blood tests and all the other tests, and together with the fact that I have a sore throat more often than normal, the doctor told me to take Cexyl (cefadroxyl) and Flamexin (piroxicam) but the pain came back as usual. Right now I am taking Aflamin (aceclofenacum) for 20 days, one every morning, but two days ago I woke up with pains and even though I took the aflamin pill the pain didn't go away, so it looks like aflamin doesn't work like Nimesulide.
I tried guessing what can cause the swellings and the only thing that I discovered is that they appear after lifting heavy things, but not always. Except the throat problems I'm in good health. I don't think that I have the symptoms of acromegaly.
I wouldn't mind taking Nimesulide always when I have the pains but I heard that it's very dangerous for the liver and stomach even if I take 1 every 3-4 weeks.
Thank you again for your response.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
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Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Swollen hands and feet can be due to arthritis, especially rheumatoid, gout, polycythemia vera causing clots in small blood vessels, deep vein thrombosis, allergic or contact dermatitis, and acromegaly.
It could be that when you sleep your hands and feet are exposed to something that causes an allergic reaction. Other causes (RA has been ruled out) will also need to be ruled out. It can hardly be acromegaly and this endocrine dioreder wull cause persistingly swollen hands and feet.
Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral.
Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Swollen hands and feet can be due to arthritis, especially rheumatoid, gout, polycythemia vera causing clots in small blood vessels, deep vein thrombosis, allergic or contact dermatitis, and acromegaly.
It could be that when you sleep your hands and feet are exposed to something that causes an allergic reaction. Other causes (RA has been ruled out) will also need to be ruled out. It can hardly be acromegaly and this endocrine dioreder wull cause persistingly swollen hands and feet.
Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral.
Take care!
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