Recently, my right hand and arm have been swelling up and hurting for no discernable reason. My doctor ordered blood tests for me, so I have to wait a couple of weeks to find out what's going on.

That, however, was on the assumption it was probably a one-off occurence, so we didn't discuss what might be the problem. Today it happened again, so I saw the duty doctor at the surgery. He said that it was likely to be an inflammatory joint disease. After looking that up it certainly fits and seems likely.

So.

Do any of you here have that problem?

If so, how do you deal with it? When my joints are swollen I cannot hold a pen or use a mouse or type very easily. How do you manage to do those things in daily life?

Obviously, it mightn't be that, but either way if this keeps happening I need to know how to deal with it. My daily job is using a computer, writing notes, etc. Swollen joints make that very difficult.


Thanks for your time.