Thanks, everyone! I really hope it’s my vitamin D deficiency (especially because I now know that there’s a number of scarier things it could also be).
@Tropical_Willie Do you have personal experience there? If so, how would you describe the pain?
@JLeslie No strenuous activity. But actually, I got a test last week, and my vitamin D is pretty low (12). I have some numbness in my hands at times, no shaking. I do sometimes get the same sensation in my feet, and even in my legs if I walk a lot. My doctor didn’t mention I might experience pain, but the timeline makes sense for sure. It’s grey and rainy, and I’ve also been more tired (and a bit down) for the last month or so. Thanks for the additional info about needing to strech being common. So far, nobody I’ve talked to had any idea what I meant.
@Jeruba I do! But I really hope that I don’t have arthritis yet.
@RedDeerGuy1 Another thing I really hope it’s not. Scary.
@raum Hm… I’ve had that in the past. I think this is a different type of pain, much duller. It also doesn’t hurt with any movement – if anything, movement feels a bit better. The arm angle is an interesting point, though, so not ruling that out entirely. I’ll try dangling my arm off the bed. But if the monsters start chomping on it, I’m blaming you.
@Pandora That’s interesting, and probably worth a try for a few days before I get any extensive testing done for all the more serious options.
I think I’ll wait a little while, to see if this goes away with the vitamin D getting up to a healthy level again. Again, thanks for all the ideas to explore!