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My middle finger joints on both hands have been sore and stiff since last spring. Saw a Rheumatologist Wednesday, and was diagnosed. Luckily, I have good indicators: late onset, and I flunked a blood test that indicates the condition in most people (apparently this indicates a better prognosis).
My doctor didn't seem aghast or anything , so I'm not too alarmed. However, I'm curious to know if anyone here has had this diagnosis, and how it's been for them.
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My mother has rheumatoid arthritis. She works very hard every day and stays active once she is home. I can tell the price is high though. She has a lot of pain on her high activity days. She has also had several joints replaced. From what I can observe moderate activity seems to help while vigorous activity hurts.
Best wishes.
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I've been diagnosed with RA since 2001, mostly in my legs, but being laid up last year didn't help much. Basically keep active as much as you can. If you can find a good hand therapist, they can help a lot.
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Mrs. cbelt3's is pervasive and relatively untreatable. She reacts rather badly to all the standard anti inflammatory treatments. Good luck to you.
There are schools of thought that relate potential dietary / environmental conditions. It is, after all, an auto-immune disorder.
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I have it in back and neck, maybe arms, in pain right now in left arm… Fibromyalgia too - don't get me started:oldfogey:
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Just curious - Which blood test? Rheumatoid factor or anti-CCP? (CCP standing for the mouthful: cyclic citrullinated peptides, AKA
anti–citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs)).
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pdq wrote:
Just curious - Which blood test? Rheumatoid factor or anti-CCP? (CCP standing for the mouthful: cyclic citrullinated peptides, AKA anti–citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs)).
I believe it was Rheumatoid Factor.
