does anyone know can as bother your kidneys no one has ever told me if it would

Stiffness is there most of the time, depending on the degree of chronic low grade inflammation and/or permanent damage. Flare is when you get additional stiffness and pain, and also affects organs that are usually exempt during remission.

I am going through a flare for the past two months and the most noticeable new symptom has been fatigue and weakness. I feel sleepy most of the time, yet find it difficult to sleep and sleep does little to remove fatigue.