Open Question: Can swelling stun your growth?

I have ankylosing spondylitis (a type of arthritis), and swelling in my right foot (about the size of a baseball), two knees, my lower back, neck, collarbone, my left hand ring finger. I am now 13 years old, and only 4.4 to start high school next year … I started to Hangzhou, 2 or 3 weeks ago, I would like to know if even with all the swelling?