Hand pain

Since my first, and so far only, flare about 9mths ago when inflammation returned, I've developed a lot of new symptoms: Morton's Neuroma (compression of nerves between metatarsal bones) in the balls of the feet, thrombosis in the leg requiring blood thinners, and more recently trigger finger (swelling of the tendon sheath from inflammation) for which I wear a finger splint which helps, and a rash on my hands which I'll show the doctor next week.

Since I've had no problems with hands or feet prior to PMR, and the feet were fine on PMR treatment till after the first flare, I put it down to a progression of PMR and/or complications of the treatment. I've never had so many various symptoms and health problems coming together before. It's a mystery at this stage as to which things will resolve and which are permanent. Various autoimmune conditions have many overlapping symptoms and progressions.

I had swollen hands before my PMR was treated with prednisone. At that time I had actually lost weight but could not remove my wedding ring. Now I am just off the prednisone, the same weight, and my wedding ring is so loose, it will not stay on. The pain I endured in my hands was not worse than elsewhere in my body and was eliminated with prednisone. Only the original osteoarthritis remains.