I actually have a problem similar to that. I have been diagnosed with tendinitis in my left knee, but I have frequent pain in my right knee also. My right wrist often hurts, as do both ankles. I have sprained my right ankle once, but I've never sprained or broken any other body part. (except my nose)
I really wonder if there may be some disease or condition that causes my tendons to become weak.
When I was diagnosed with tendinitis, the doctor said that my knee cap had a black spot on it that he said might have been a bruised bone. Maybe that's a syptom for something that I've just never heard of?
Also, I'm only 18, so I seriously doubt that I have any type of arthritis, but I guess it is possible.

....when my daughter was about your age, she sustained an injury at work. She got a very hard hit to her shinbone on one leg. It got really bruised. But, no big deal, right? A few months later she developed lumps on that leg, close to the shin bone. They kept getting bigger, very scary! We took her for x-rays. The doc could see these in the soft-tissue, but did not think they were cancerous, which was our first thought. Then she was sent to another doc who did an MRI. Turned out to be some kind of reaction by the body to that injury. She was treated with an NSAID for about 6 weeks and it resolved. Thank goodness! Injuries to the joints can set up a trype of arthritic process and should be evaluated as soon as possible. Because, left untreated, it can lead to deterioration. I know, I have had tons of problems with my shoulders from dislocations. And may have to have one replaced. Not a pleasant thought I have had one neck fusion and may have to have another. I believe that it has been an arthritic process set up by a neck injury when I was a teen. My advice to young people: treat your body with respect!!!!! Everything you do now will effect your health for years to come should you be fortunate enough to live a long life. OK, done ranting.

Not exactly sure if its the same. But I continuely get what seems to
be bursitis in my left shoulder. Nothing works for a long period for
it.

Donna

My daughter is 26 and she has problems similar to you. She has been very active all her life. Recently she has had patellar tendonitis in both knees, tendonitis in both wrists, and posterior tibialis tendonitis in both ankles. She had blood tests for systemic diseases like RA and lupus, and they were all negative. She doesn't have joint pain, just tendonitis. What did your doctor say is causing all your tendonitis. Her doctor acts like it is all in her head!

With all that pain, she needs a new doctor. Sorry, I am one that has
pain in different parts at different times. And I was ignored for years.

And finally when I started listening to my body, so did the doctor's.

I am now waiting on getting back blood work taken today. I'm not sure
what my Nurse practioner meant. i just know it sounds like I have
more than fibromyalgia, which makes sense to me.

I have a good friend that has Lupus and some other things. And she has
told me, my symtoms tell her I need better treatment.

Donna

I am with you all!

4 yrs ago I had surgery on both elbows 6 weeks apart...it's back, right now I have pain in 10 different locations of tendons & 2 bursa spots. Naproxen is my best friend.

One thing after months of searching and no answers from Drs. yet, I have it narrowed down to 3 things..

1) Mesenchymal syndrome, collegen related, the wrong collegen is being produced so you don't have normal repair, also called disorganized collegen.

2) Hypermobility, I meet 3 of the 5 checkpoints.

3) Nonarticular Rheumatism

I have been to site after site, find lots of people posting they have this problem but nobody ever has an answer, so I kept digging & digging & that is what I've found so far. My newest Rheumatology Appt is in 2 weeks, so I'm crossing my fingers I get some firm answers there!

These sound like my symptoms - tendinitis/tendinosis in knees, elbows, hands, hips, and sometimes shoulders, and one of my ankles even got into the act at one point. Plus I dislocated both kneecaps within a three-month period, and also have some muscle cramps but I don't know if that's related. It all started about two years ago, and I'm 31 now.

I've also been to lots of doctors and had lots of tests but they keep coming back negative. Has anyone gotten a diagnosis for anything like this at all? It just seems like the connective tissue is weakened and/or not healing well, but no one seems to have any ideas why this might be the case. Meems, your ideas sound like possibilities for sure - but are there other conditions that could cause this as well?

Also, has anyone found any meds, exercises or other therapies that have helped treat this kind of pain? I am trying to keep in shape but my physical therapist keeps telling me to stop doing whatever it is I'm doing (biking, strengthening, swimming, etc.) as soon as I start getting substantial pain. I'm getting ultrasound therapy for my elbows right now and kinesiotaping the heck out of them but I don't think that's helping.

Also, meems, I might lay off the naproxen if I were you. I had about a 6-month period of really bad pain flareups, and in retrospect I think the severity might have been due to doping myself up with high doses of naproxen. When I found out that naproxen interferes with collagen deposition (and hence healing) I went off it, and though the pain continued the episodes after that were not as severe. Anyhow, it's just an idea.

Hi

One of the things that helps my pain is massage. Its because my muscles all
get tight. Its also that heat is helpful. I also find a hot tub to be helpful.

When it comes to exercising and things. I do get into water, but not exactly
for exercising, its for the heat.

I do cardio exercise, but only minor type.

donna

So I think I figured out what I have that is causing my tendinitis/tendinosis in multiple places, plus patellar dislocations - it's called Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (or, alternatively, Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome).

JHS is a genetic disorder affecting collagen production, and is thought to be a mild form of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type III. It can result in multiple tendinitis/tendinosis, bursitis, sprains/dislocations, easy bruising, etc. Pain usually starts in childhood/adolescence but also can first be symptomatic in adulthood. It is apparently not that uncommon but underdiagnosed.

If this sounds like your symptoms, check it out. Here are a couple of links that I found useful. I apparently can't directly post links yet (being a new user) so sorry to have to write them out like this:

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swiftfox, I have had very similar symptoms but have been unable to get a diagnosis of any sort. It started up about three years ago with a bad attack that left my lower arms and hands unusable and started down my lower left leg. The intensity subsided after about a week. over the last few years I've had similar attacks of less intensity but I don't think the affected tendons have ever healed properly from the initial attack. The tendonitis has progressively spread to different areas of my body. So far I have it in my wrists, forearms, elbows, shoulders, arches of feet, hips, and most recently knees. I also developed a strange visual issue and ringing in the ears about that same time but Im not sure if these symptoms were stress induced from worrying I had various diseases. Multitude of blood tests, MRIs and xrays came up negative. I gave up and have just been trying to ignore it for the last year or so. If you make any discoveries, please let me know.