...and my joints in my hands are swelling. My right and left thumb joints are twice as big as they should be. Actually, the right thumb joint is about three times as big as it should be. I noticed them today at work. I had trouble holding a pen in my hand to write. I adjusted the way I hold the pen, and got by.  My feet are stiff and sore, too, but not as bad as they were last May. I am taking the tramadol, which helps a lot. I'm taking 4 mg of prednisone a day, too.  That is all I have to...