I actually understand what you are going through. When I was dealing with my lymphoma, I also had to deal with on going rheumatoid arthritis. As you can imagine, the upheaval and the stress only made things worse and suddenly I was hurting all over and had swollen joints that left me unable to move as I usually could. Eventually, things did calm down and go back to "normal," but it took three years. You are certainly not alone, and it can be frustrating and mentally defeating! All I can say is that in my experience, it didn't last forever! Let us know if there's anything we do to help. Keep on keepin' on, DPM