What Knuckles Are Painful When You Have Arthritis?
My name is Cathee and I am currently 35 yrs old. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 27. My introduction to RA was rather quick. In fact, I had actually never heard of RA when I went to see my doctor about a swollen knuckle. My finger had been swollen for about 2 months and as I was reading through a magazine I found an article about lyme disease. Since I spent a lot of time hiking in the woods with my dog, I began to think I might have contracted lyme disease from a tick. I...
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