Over the last 10-15 years I've had occasional achy joints in my fingers but recently, over the last year maybe, it's got more frequent.
For the last couple of months I've had lots of joint pain in my feet (big toe joint mainly which initially I put down to wearing some toe post Birkies but pain has remained) but most of all in my thumb joints. It's the base of the thumb and the pad on the palm by the base of the thumb). Various finger joints hurt too but not as bad as thumb.
It's getting difficult to pick things up sometimes, things like a kettle, heavy books often cause a sudden sharp pain.
Blood tests for inflammatory markers and thyroid etc showed no problems so GP said not likely to be rheumatoid arthritis. An Xray of my hands showed only minor wear and tear on one finger joint so not osteoarthritis.
What next? Obviously I will go back to GP but any ideas what it could be caused by?
Background info - I'm 50 and perimenopausal (with the usual tiredness, hot flushes etc). I have poor bone density (Osteopenia, so not as bad as osteoporosis) There is a history of rheumatism and arthritis in the family.