tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post5543172882907912307..comments2022-11-08T07:55:13.034-08:00Comments on Feelin' Swell: My Life with RA: Weird lumps?Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087794277683329143noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post-89738065230446530402013-02-24T04:47:32.419-08:002013-02-24T04:47:32.419-08:00Hmm KirBir, I wouldn't say it's a rash, yo...Hmm KirBir, I wouldn't say it's a rash, yours sounds awful though! I only ever get 1 or 2 at a time and yes Cathy they are temporary, usually a few weeks. Sometimes they precede an actual joint flare and sometimes they disappear and nothing else happens. I suspect they pop up when the RA activity ramps up in some way but maybe not enough to cause a proper flare. I really don't know! The best visual description is of a mosquito bite. Sometimes you can't even tell they're there by looking but I can feel that a certain part of my finger is swollen (say, right at the tip) and when I press on it you can see the redness and feel the tenderness which is very localised. It's weird that they come up in places outside the joints. I find it hard to describe it so I don't know how to even ask my rheumatologist about it! Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087794277683329143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post-19974587878329696072013-02-24T03:27:38.567-08:002013-02-24T03:27:38.567-08:00Gosh, at first I thought I was going to be able to...Gosh, at first I thought I was going to be able to help as I have been a lucky recipient of lots of nodules. But, it sounds like what you have is very different. Are they temporary? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076282329093508289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post-71469636933533258112013-02-23T19:57:25.541-08:002013-02-23T19:57:25.541-08:00I used to get those literally alllll the time on m...I used to get those literally alllll the time on my knees! It would get so bad as a child I would pick them like pimples and that was just a horrible idea. With my subtype of JRA I get a rash and along with that also end up getting agitated skin that is very bumpy usually on my face that we've referred to as alligator skin - it's dry, bumpy, and definitely also is a source of inflammation. Stupid disease!Kirsten Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358844153950812994noreply@blogger.com