I have sharp pains shoot through my fingers and toes from time to time.  My elbows are both sore at the moment.  I just came out of a flare, and am happy to be done with it. I have gotten used to the random pains.  If you are having a lot of pain, you probably need to talk to your rheumatologist, and he/she may adjust your meds.

Peace,

V

it is my understanding that what you're experiencing can be quite common, especially in the beginning of the disease. It will likely settle into its selected joints eventually. however, if you do have joint pain, you are likely in a flare. It may not be as severe flare, but if you don't have significant joint damage - and you probably don't, as you are new to having RA - pain is one of the signs of disease activity. The good news is that you will soon start methotrexate and hopefully that will suppress the RA enough to give you better pain control.