I am a 42 year old male. I have been experiencing stiffness, aching and swelling in both hands for about a year now. I was tested positive for the Lupus antibody, so it was assumed I had Lupus related arthritis. However, none of the medicine (celebrex and steroids) worked. The rheumatologist did an MRI and discovered no problem with my joints and concluded that whatever was going on was not arthritis or lupus related. My regular Dr now has my on Lexapro and is thinking some form of fibromyalgia, but the medicine is not doing anything to relieve the symptoms either.
My hands are very swollen in the morning, and stiff and achy all the time, but gets gradually better during the day as they are used. I have had shoulder and hip pain for years too and neither chiropractic nor physical therapy has helped. I feel like and old man at 42! I am a guitar player so this significantly decreases my quality of life!
I am at my wits end and need some suggestions of other possible causes or solutions. Thanks!!!!