Which are the symptoms of Osteomyelitis?

Nerve pain for many, in my case it was explosive pain. One of the many problems with osteomyelitis is that it can be entirely different among patients. You don't know how hard it's going to hurt, if or when you'll have an open wound form, etc.

The Pain. There are no words available to describe just how it is.

Definitely pain.....

Acute Pain
Fever
Weakness/Laziness

Loss of range in affected joint - mine started in my left elbow after what I believe was a soft tissue injury infection spread to my bone. (My ulnar nerve was accidentally pierced during CT guided perineural injections & the procedure was abruptly stopped when I experienced a strong electric shock right down my arm into my hand. The needle was removed and then the same needle was reinserted to complete the treatment. I realise now that this needle would no longer be sterile. The perineural injections were suggested by my Elbow consultant to help with subluxing ulnar nerves.
Swelling & heat in infected area
Stabbing pain in elbow
Excruciating pain
After I lost range in my elbow (but before it started seriously affecting the mobility in the rest of my body), there was a loud ‘popping/clicking’ sound anytime I moved any part of my body.
Whole body immobility - when the infection got really bad it went from affecting my arm/elbow to my whole body. It felt as if my body was encased in plaster cast and I was only able to move any joint a mm at a time which was excruciating. At this point my body looked swollen despite unintentional weight loss (Sepsis)?
Excessive sweating with heavy odour
Unintentional & fast weight loss (from 8 stone 9 pounds to 7 stone 9 pounds in 6 weeks)
Bloods out - Hypochromic microcytic anaemia, HIGH - CRP 88, ESR, Neutrophil and RDW, LOW - haematocrit, Hb, MCV & MCH, (over period of 6 months bloods consistently out)
Grey/pale pallor
Weakness – I went from being fit and easily walking 30k steps/day to struggling to move
Odemas - Bone and perineural odemas - these showed up on an MRI (I've read that the MRI is the imaging of choice with osteomyelitis as the odemas didn't show up on a subsequent X Ray or nuclear Bone Scan). Although I think odemas are significant with osteomyelitis, I was not told about these odemas during the MRI reporting but chanced upon them when I later asked for a copy of the MRI report.
Circulation problems – left hand circulation visibly different to right hand & my vascular monitor (which had always registered my vascular condition as 2 – ie good - was showing an X).
Although a year on, I still haven't been given a diagnosis I think the above is consistent with Osteomyelitis (I know its not lupus or rheumatoid arthritis as this was ruled out by a R.A. consultant who I saw when my symptoms progressed and I had no idea what was wrong with me). My loss of elbow range & elbow pain/heat/joint thickness continues but my mobility has returned.

Osteomyelitis destroys the bones affected, which leaves you with many scars and pain. The pain is the most limiting symptom...but, apparently...we grin and bear it. I just wish someone could come up with a pain med that would help with the arthritic pain without ruining your stomach.