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Members shared their experiences with elbow pain from rheumatoid arthritis, with many describing pain on the inside of the elbow, constant... Read more
About 20 years ago, my elbow pain was so severe that I had a radial head excision on my elbow. Pain went away but, I lost significant range of motion.
... Come to think of it, I had a big nodule on my left elbow... When I went on cortisone and quit eating things I shouldn't, and found the strength to get out and exercise in a 92-degree pool, it slowly went away- I,m not so lucky this time! Keep trying to make it to the pool, but am so exhausted, I'm lucky to make it to the grocery-store!
Over the years the arthritis has basically "rotted" my elbow. The only thing that can be done is a replacement and all doctors refuse to replace an elbow on a young (52 yrs) patient. There isn't a good structure in your elbow to support the replacement and therefore if you replace it, and use it, it quickly breaks down. Ugh.
I have elbow pain but Too rub it does nothing,I feel it's on the inside
Mine has hurt off and on for decades. I have lost some range of motion too. Learned to eat and wipe left handed. Right one now hurts, aches. Heat, ice acetaminophen, aspirin, rubs. Don’t know what to do now.
Hi, has anyone had to deal with tennis/golfers elbow with RA? I have both of them in both my elbows.