Oh, I Hope Not

I've had intermittent pains in my elbow for years now, which I've been ignoring. Yesterday, I had a pain in my knee. Today, I had pains in my elbow, knee, a finger, and now another finger. It's not a sharp pain, but rather a burning sensation. My joints feel really stiff today in general, and I've been feeling more tired than I should feel. None of this is too difficult to deal with, but there's a history of rheumatoid arthritis on both sides of my family, so I'm a little freaked out. I guess the next step is to ask my dad (who has it) if the symptoms sound like it. I was looking at dictation software, which probably is an overreaction, but it just occurred to me--I'm an educator, and I can get an academic license of the software. It would certainly make me more efficient. Typing hurts a little right now.