How many of you have joint swelling and aching?
I'm 42 (43 this year) and I currently have a swollen knee, a swollen pinky knuckle and a swollen index finger knuckle. I feel like every joint needs to be oiled. Getting up from any seated position feels like every joint has stiffened up. Is this normal? I have a bad knee (injured it a few times as a teenager), so I put the swelling of that down to the injury. But I don't know why I have a couple of swollen finger knuckles. I have a few other perimenopause symptoms, but currently the joint swelling and aching is the most noticeable. Please let me hear your stories about this :)
Posted Jan 9, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC
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