So I have had severe lower back pain flares for a few years. To the extent I thought I had ankylosing spondylitis, symptoms seem to match. I have pain on walking, stiffness in the morning which wears off. But I am in pain if standing or sitting for too long. Better with exercise.
ten years aGo I had awful ankle pain, very stiff and could barely walk. One of my ankle tendons ruptured, was repaired and ruptured again. No reason for the rupture. I go to the gym a bit but no serious exercise. This lasted for years even with physio, steroid injections and surgery and eventually just seemed to improve but still not 100%.
i have recently had a frozen shoulder, still not back to 100%
for 4 months now I have had severe big toe pain. It kind of seems like gout, but doesn’t look like gout. I have pain if anything touches the top of my toe, including the duvet. If I try and scrunch my toes up or flex them out it can be agony but this isn’t consistent. First thing in the morning it is painful and stiff and I have to grit my teeth and make myself move my toe and then it improves after a few minutes of movement. But later on In The day it will be stiff and painful again and I have to repeat the exercise. When I set off walking to the shops I hobble down the drive in agony but after a minute it improves. It throbs and aches but also a very sharp explosive pain. Mainly round the joint nearer the toe nail. I’ve had an X-ray which showed nothing in that joint.
ive had bloods done which doesn’t have any inflammatory markers and no raised urea either.
GP is asking for advice from rheumatology
at the beginning of the year my other toes on that foot swelled up, went red, skin split in places as my toes swelled so badly, I assumed I had chillblains. Though thought it was odd as never had them before.
i have a very small persistent patch of red, rough, slightly scaly skin mid inner thigh. It’s been there some time. Not itchy.