This is a long one, but please bear with me. I’ve got nowhere else to go!

So I’m 20 years old, and for the past few years I’ve had progressive joint and muscle pain. I was perfectly fine until I was 16 when I injured my back, and since then everything’s gone downhill. The injury healed normally, but since then it seems to flare up with inflammation every couple weeks or so and lasts a few days to a week. My hands were the next to go, I thought it was carpal tunnel at first, but it’s in both hands (I’m right handed), and I have pain in my pinkie and the outer part of my hand as well, which rules that out. Also my fingers are beginning to curve inwards and bulb out, if that makes sense My knees started acting up next. They just feel weak, kinda wobbly and they crack every time I bend them. Sometimes at night it feels like I have restless leg syndrome, but even moving around doesn’t help. Ankles are next. I injured them pretty bad a couple years ago, and I’m not sure if I broke or tore something, but if I’m on my feet too much they swell and get pretty painful. Elbows and shoulders after that. My shoulders feel like there’s heavy weights on them, and my elbows feel like I constantly have tennis elbow. Recently my entire body feels stiff, I’m starting to notice that the weather has an effect on how I feel. Dairy products, even calcium supplements trigger the pain. A lot of times my muscles feel like they’ve been strained, even though I’m usually in too much pain to do anything strenuous. I’m tired even after a full night’s sleep, and in the morning it seems like I have to force myself to get up. I was never this way!!

Here’s the thing- I’ve been tested for rheumatoid arthritis several times, and each time has come back negative. I’ve had tons of blood work done, and everything is always normal. I live in a small town, and every doctor I’ve been to tell me that it’s in my head, that it’s growing pains, one doctor even accused me of being a drug dealer trying to get pills to sell! They just don’t seemed concerned!

Has anyone ever had similar symptoms and gotten an accurate diagnosis? And would it be worth the long and agonizing six hour drive to see a fibromyalgia specialist or a rheumatologist? I just need an answer, 20 is too young to be feeling old! I know Yahoo Answers is the last place to ask for help concerning my health, and that no one on here can tell me exactly what it is, but I’ve got nothing else to lose. I’m at my wits end!!

Thank you for your help, and God bless!

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I’m 15, and since I was about 10 I’ve been getting 24/7 discomfort in my joints.

First it was only my wrists, but now its starting to spread to my other joints (ankles, knees, elbows). I have to crack them/roll them around for the discomfort to stop for a second and then it is painful again. After about 30 minutes exercise they hurt like crazy and I have to stop.

I don’t do any intense exercise. I’ve been exercising the same for years (tennis, jogging, swimming) and I play piano. I have a healthy diet, and while the pain never is extremely bad and doesn’t affect any other part of my body, its just constant, always there.

What do you think it could be? Thanks!

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For the past 2 years, with it getting worse the last 6 months, I have pretty bad pain when walking, with stiffness and swelling in my knees, hips and ankles. My fingers are also stiff and achy and I also have pain in my elbows. Walking, bending is getting worse. And climbing and coming down stairs is very difficult. Although some days seem worse than others. Also, my toes seem to be deforming and I have pain in them as well. What could be wrong with me?

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Okay, so I’m in physical therapy for my left should and on the 4th the pt had me riding the bike and i felt this pain on the right side of my back, like right where the should ends i think. Last week I started Tennis, again, and my right shoulder was a little sore.
Other symptoms, I’m not sure if they go along with this or not: really bad headaches, a tingling in my right elbow (which i know most likely is something with nerves), pain/tingling in right shoulder, a sharp pain in my right forearm and i get tingling in both of my knees, mostly my left though.
Thanks…I went to my doctor today and she told me it was some muscle but she ignored the whole tingling in my knee which really annoyed me because even if its not connected to this its still a problem but whatever Thanks!!

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Okay I have a bunch of uniform shirts and they go down to my knees, and the sleeves are at my elbows. I have three days until it is time to wear them, how do I get them to shrink FAST?? (They are all %100 percent cotton, but not the soft cotton like your favorite shirt, but stiff, icky cotton.) Other than putting them through the washer?

HELP!
No, I am going to wash them, I was just wondering if there were any other tips that people had instead of washing the shirts. I already know that washing them on high heat will shrink them, just looking for anything else!

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I feel tension when I do the hundred and a few other exercise but afterward I am not sore. The only exercise that makes me sore is the modified crunch where you touch your elbows to knees. Also do those ab exercises where your just leaning or stretching or pulling your knees towards you really work?
I am sorry feel

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I’ve hit 37 weeks and my joints are starting to separate in preparation for the birth. Great for my pelvis but not so much for the rest of me! I feel about 80 years old — my knees creak when I walk, my elbows are in agony when I bend them, my finger joints hurt so much I can hardly squeeze things and in general I’m sore!

I know that it is normal, I’m not concerned about it being something unusual. I’m just wondering if anyone has any remedies (old wives tales welcome!) for easing some of the aches and pains? Have googled it and read through all of the regular pregnancy websites and am coming up with nothing.

Any suggestions or anyone want to share what worked for them?

Thanks!

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I woke up this morning to find that my elbows, knees, ankles, and fingers are all really sore. They hurt almost every time I move them. I am 13 years old and I have never had a problem like this before. Everything was fine yesterday, but not today. Does anyone know what might be the problem?

Thanks

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My husband has cardiomyopathy. Is it normal for these symptoms to be related to this disease? Knuckles hurt on feet & hands, hurting wrists, hurting elbows, hurting knees and hurting ankles. So we know it’s a "joint thing". He also complains about his muscles of his calves and thighs hurting…or at least being sore and tender. It takes him a minute to get off the couch. Any advice would be appreciated….Thanks! Amy

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Two weeks ago, I awoke with severe pain in my heels. They were bright red, and I couldn’t walk on them or even touch them – they were sore like a severe bruise. Ice and ibprophen helped marginally, and with some rest the pain went away completely. I also had joint pain in my knees, ankles, wrists,and elbows which has become more severe and persistent since the heel pain has gone away. It moves around, but it is always in most of those joints. It has been severe enough to interrupt my daily activity. I am taking between 12 and 16 ibprophen per day, and now my knees and ankles are swelled (my ankles are bigger than the balls of my feet). My elbows and ankles are sore to the touch like a bruise, as well as stiff and achy. My father is a microbiologist who thinks that I have a virus that has settled in my joints. I just started a new job, so I won’t have health benefits for 120 days. I am concerned, because I am 25 and have been healthy my whole life. Does anyone have any ideas as to what this could be or how to deal with it?

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I am 14 years old, and have eczema, it gets very bad in the summer around my stomache, back of knees, and the inside of my elbows, and it is bikini season, and i want to not have people staring at my blotchy red spots all on my body. How do i get rid of it, or make it not as noticable. P.S. it itches really bad!

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i’m 19 i played a year of college tennis and currently i’m coaching for high school. On saturdays we (me and the head coach) open the courts and let the kids play sets and have a practice that is pretty much only fun and not so much work so the kids can really learn to love the sport. anyways i woke up at 7 today and started hitting at 8 with my little brother then i went and rallied with a few other groups so i could help them out a little bit. I then played one of the high school kids in singles and i played pretty hard and i felt great. Then i took about a 10 minute rest and had some gatorade then another one of the kids wanted to play me in a set and even though i was a little tired i agreed. We played and played and it was much closer than it should have been. the whole time my legs started hurting and i have never been that slow in a match before. i finished the set around 12:40 then i went home, showered, then napped for a few hours. Now my knees are hurting in the joints and they have never hurt like this before. my elbow also hurts in the joint but it has been hurt a few times.
why do i hurt like this?
i played on hard court
i use nsix one 90 (this is why my elbow hurts i am pretty sure)
the weather was perfect probably about 70 or 80 degrees fereinheit
i wasn’t running more than usual and i stretched well before.
i hit with luxilon.

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I had a huge basketball tournament yesterday, and I scored a buzzer beater in the final, and of course, we won.
But anyway, I am sore all-over. I can hardly walk because my knees are killing me, and I have a huge bruise on my elbow from a fall.
Unfortunately, I have an even bigger volleyball TOURNAMENT tomorrow, and my team needs me.
Any recommendations, remedies, suggestions?

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I woke up this morning, and my elbows, knees, and feet were very sore. It’s night time now, and the pain has spread through my thighs and my arms, and I’m really sore.
I haven’t done any excercises at all, and I don’t know what could be causing this sudden pain.

Anyone know?

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It is painful to move at all. Every joint in my body is hurting! It started in my wrists, and moved to my knees, but now includes my ankles, toes, fingers (which are severly swollen) back, elbows and neck. I am in a lot of pain. I called for advise and was told it would not be a side effect to Gardasil. Has anyone else experienced similar symptoms after being injected with Gardasil?? I also have felt dizzy the past 2 nights. I’m in a lot of pain and I am worried!!

I’m hopefully going to be able to see my doctor this afternoon. But the way they were talking they don’t think it is Gardasil, and I am worried it is! I don’t know if I should have the other 2 injections!
I don’t know if this makes any difference? But I have been having ongoing Colposcopys because of HPV.

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I’m need help describing the feelings and actions of someone who has just tripped. I have no idea why I’m struggling with this. Any words describing what she feels pain wise and her actions after she falls with be greatly appreciated. I won’t steal what you write( I’ve seen some people write out examples/scenes), I’m just get ideas from it.

This is for a story. Thanks.
The main character, a teenage girl, is walking in the woods at night. she trips and stumbles a couple of times. The last time she trips, she lands hard on her elbows and knees.

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We are going through a big audit at work and ever since then I wake up with the joints in my fingers, knees, ankles, toes, elbows, and neck being very stiff and painful, like arthritis. I am 38-years-old and have had osteoarthritis in my fingers since my early 20s (genetic). Could this be arthritis brought up by on-the-job stress? (The only over-the-counter painkiller that works is ibuprofen, and ibuprofen makes me go to sleep, even if I take only 200 mg)

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I have extremely achy joints all over my body. Knees, elbows, ankles, wrists, you name it. I also tend to have sore and tense muscles along my shoulders, neck, and back. Is there anything simple and non-medical I can do for either of these problems? Herbs I can add to bathwater or something? Thanks for any help!

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Okay, I was just wondering something,

I’m thinking of limiting my non-Tennis excercise to low impact (but still vigorous) cardio exercises like cycling and nordic track (or whatever they call that one machine), mainly to avoid putting excess stress on my knees and shins, since I have to run around a lot when on the court.

Is this a good plan, these non-running exercises still serve to build and maintain endurance.

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For the past 4 days, whenever I wake up my body is very stiff. My back hurts a lot, my feet are in so much pain, my hands are very sore. It is in all my joints such as my elbows, knees. It gets better throughout the day but the pain is still there. My legs are also so stiff. I’m concerned about Meningitis. Any ideas?

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I have a dark neck and dark armpits that dont match the rest of my skin. It’s so ugly and embarrassing summers coming up and i want to be confident. How can i lighten them using some kind of home remedy Please help this is a very common skin disorder so if you have suffered from it and tried something to lighten the effected areas of your skin please let me know what works…I’m desperate PLEASE! And please dont tell me to go and see a dermatologist i know that already. i need something i can do myself at home.

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I had tennis elbow in one arm, so used the other arm exclusively for a while. Now the second arm is really sore all up and down. Also have sore legs from knees to ankles. I work in a job where I stand a lot and lift a lot. Seems my tendons are giving out on me. I read about a collagen supplement, Genacol. I wonder if it works, or if not, what will help.

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Ok, so I’m teaching myself Muay Thai at home, because I’m going to start it at a gym very soon. I’ve had boxing experience, so I can punch, and I’m getting the hang of adding kicks and knees. But I can’t elbow. Whenever I try against the bag, I either miss or scrape it. So what is the best way to throw an elbow?

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Three weeks ago my lower back felt sore and bruised and my ankles were sore and one swelled up a little bit. The following week I felt stiff and sore but nothing too bad and no swelling. This week it hurts to walk because my ankles and feet are so sore, along with my knees ankles, elbows, hands and fingers. One knuckle is red, swollen, and sore on my right hand, and on my left foot one toe is swollen and hurts terribly to walk. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!
oh and I do not work out or play sports of any kind, I have had no serious physical injuries ever.

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Did some serious drinking last night…woke up with a tiny headache that went away fast, but now all of my joints are sore.

Not like a painful thing and nothing that is preventing any movement, but it’s annoying…is this from the drinking? I don’t think I’ve ever had sore joints after drinking before, but I can’t think of any other reason. I didn’t do excessive exercise or anything yesterday, and the soreness is about equal in my knees/elbows/hips/shoulders so I highly doubt it’s from sleeping in a weird position or anything.

If it is from drinking, how does it happen…just out of curiosity?

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