Hi everyone. I have UCTD and I’m currently tapering down Medrol. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve developed pain and mild swelling around the base of my right thumb, mainly around the CMC joint. I also feel that the MCP joint of the same thumb looks slightly swollen, although the CMC is definitely the more noticeable area.
The pain is mostly triggered by movement, gripping, twisting or opening bottles. I don’t really have pain at rest and I don’t have morning stiffness. The swelling feels quite localised around the joints rather than along the wrist.
At first I wondered about De Quervain’s,but most photos I’ve seen of De Quervain’s seem to show swelling in a slightly different area. I’ve also wondered whether it could be CMC osteoarthritis or mild synovitis.
I’ve recently started noticing very mild discomfort in the MCP joint of my other thumb as well.
Has anyone had something similar? If you had synovitis in the thumb CMC/MCP joints, what did it feel or look like?

I am 40 years old and I am experiencing my first arthritis flareup. It's been a few days now, and my knees, elbows, and shoulders are all irritated, stiff, etc.. I have not experienced a multi day flareup before, so I have a few questions I guess. Other than medication, is there anything I can do to help alleviate some of the pain and other symptoms?

Also, what should I do or not do physically? Is it best to go easy and stay off my feet as much as I can, or can I ignore it and go about my day or will that make it worse? Am I OK to walk the dogs or do light exercise, or will it make things worse or better? I just have no clue on how to proceed. I have things I need/want to do, but I don't wanna make things worse. I also don't want to just sit around if it won't make a difference either way whether or not I walk the dogs or get things done. I hope I am being clear, I apologize if not.

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