REACTIVE ARTHRITIS need some help
19M dealing with recurring knee swelling/reactive arthritis — looking for advice
A few months ago my right knee got extremely swollen to the point where I could barely walk. Doctors drained the fluid, tested it (came back clean), and gave me a cortisone shot. Blood tests were mostly good and one doctor believes it’s reactive arthritis.
After the first swelling, I eventually got back to normal. I was able to work again, play basketball again, and move normally for a while.
I also play a lot of basketball, and both times the major swelling happened after basketball games. When my left knee started swelling up, my right knee also started swelling again during the same week.
After around 2 weeks on medication, I started feeling a lot better and was finally able to walk normally again. I was walking normally for around 4 days, but now my right knee has started swelling up again as well.
The fluid has gone down compared to before, but I still get stiffness, warmth, and flare-ups where it feels like fluid comes back. No redness or fever. I’m currently on prednisone, celecoxib, sulfasalazine, and hydroxychloroquine.
I also need nose surgery because one side of my sinus is blocked, and I constantly have a lot of mucus draining into my throat. I’ve been wondering if the inflammation/infection from my nose could somehow be connected to the knee swelling and flare-ups.
Has anyone here dealt with recurring knee effusions/reactive arthritis like this? Did it calm down over time with treatment?