Anyone know what this could be please?
Went overnight (during heat wave this summer) from being overweight but fine 55 yr old - able to move normally and horse ride & on my feet all day and fairly active - to waking up being virtually crippled with all-over-body pain, particularly in knee, wrist and hip joints. I had a total hysterectomy in Feb.
Went to doc who was rather dismissive and recommended I use the Oestrogel I had been prescribed after op regularly for a month or so but it hasn't really made a difference.
Sometimes the pain is better and I am almost back to normal (apart from wrist) but if I have a very active day it flares up again. The joints do seem a bit red and swollen, particularly in my wrist. But doc examined my wrist at the time and said it was a tendon issue??
Anyway I have had a "flare up", or whatever it is, this weekend. The pain was so bad yesterday that I was nearly crying with it, having to go downstairs step by step holding on to the banister, could hardly get out of the bath etc. I am stiff all over, especially in the mornings and almost feel feverish and very tired. My wrist is so bad that I can't grasp things or open jars or take any weight in my hand. Even when I'm lying in bed the level of pain is quite high.
Nothing else to report except I did have a lot of unexplained dizziness prior to the onset of the symptoms which has now thankfully diminished.
I live in a country where I can self refer to a specialist, so who should I go and see? Menopause person? Arthritis person? Bone thinning person?
Any ideas would be very gratefully received as it's getting a bit scary now tbh!