ashleighheath Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 has anyone with dysautonomia had an acute or chronic problem with tendinitis? today i had my second orthopedic appointment in less than 2 weeks and the doctor asked if tendinitis is consistent with dysautonomia/POTS patients....as i was beginning to wonder the same myself. i now have tendinitis in the r. knee, both wrists & forearms and both hips, possibly shoulder (still being evaluated @ PT.) until i'm able to discuss with a POTS medical professional, i thought i would ask the DINET community for their experience. thank you. (diagnosed POTS since 2001 | first major POTS onset in 1998. mild dysautonomia symptoms since childhood.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I get frequent tendonitis but I also have Ankylosing Spondylitis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleighheath Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Oh, my Ramakentesh! That doesn't sound like any fun.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Its very mild. infact the doc told me they wouldnt have diagnosed it if I wasnt a male. I had a really bad run with it early and then again in 2007 but since then its been almost dormant other than sometimes before POTS plays up. I had the gene test and it basically made my sacrioliac joints hurt then had a go at the tendons in my shoulders and ankles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 When i went to see the Rheumatologist I saw other ank spond patients and they were SOOOOO much worse than me. For me POTS is my main problem, As is like a bystander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't think it's common with dysautonomia. It is common with EDS. And, weird question but are/have you recently taken Levaquin (antibiotic) which can cause severe tendonitis? Or could it be another Med your on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batik Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yes. I have calcific tendinitis in both shoulders, which can be horrendously painful, and also have problems with RSI (repetitive strain injury) in my hands and forearms, which I'm told is a form of tendinitis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleighheath Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 for me I haven't taken antibiotics of any kind in a long time. interesting about the EDS..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellgirl Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I just had tendonitis in my right arm, which traveled to my shoulder, but after taking Nsaids, which aren't recommended for us, and a muscle relaxant, when it became really bad, I still have slight pain in my elbow, and am unable to lift heavy things now. I had it for about a month...I don't have joint issues or EDS, but am equivocal for scleroderma. I need to do more research on this, but someone said something about it being a chronic problem. Interestingly enough in October, I had Keflex for a UTI, but that's not too recent to be connected; my husband has had some bad cases of it in his shoulder and recently in his leg, but he had been doing some pretty hard labor, building a retaining wall across the front of our home to prevent erosion. We live on the side of the mountain. He doesn't have Dysautonomia, but he does have really bad Psoriasis...autoimmune...hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppylove Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 I get tendonitis in my ankles, especially the right one, pretty often for no reason I can see. I don't have EDS but I am hyper mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relax86 Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 If I had to guess some POTs pts might be more prone to tendonitis due to being a little more sedentary and deconditioned. So when you do try and move a little or move the wrong way, or repetitively the soft tissue is not as prepared as a typical healthy person. Tendonitis happens to everyone and for lots of reasons....but if I'm thinking of POTS and tendonitis - this would be my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieJessica Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I ended up with tendinitis after a morning stretch...my doc said "like yoga?"I said "No, like yawning" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydoggielovesme2 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Yes, I have it in my shoulders. I am always amazed at how many symptoms we share in common. The more we find, the more I wonder which one many have been the trigger for all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellgirl Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I had a muscle spasm in my neck from yawning just recently, Carrie! My tendonitis in my arm has improved and almost gone, but if I bump the side of my arm, it flares again; which we dysautomaniacs tend to do when we run into doorways ...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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