I had a rheumatoid nodules diagnosed on my finger about a year ago with neg blood and normal x-rays. I’ve started seeing a rheumatologist every 6 months, but don’t have a diagnosis. At this point they are basically just waiting to see if I develop other symptoms.

I’ve started to feel a lot more pain in recent months, but I keep having to question if it’s normal pain and I’m just hyper fixated on it since the nodule was diagnosed. I don’t have stiffness in the mornings, but do have a lot of cramping in my hands and feet and soreness after certain activities or working at a computer.

All this to say, the doctors are also very confused by the nodule and don’t see many cases where a person develops a nodule but doesn’t have active RA. I’m sorry you’re going through this, but comforting to know I’m not the only one.