Sunday, December 14, 2008
Hi, I am new to here. I am in Sydney. I was dignosed RA in November 2008 just last month. I have felt finger joints , elbowl joints pain and swollen for eight years, but always very slightly , blood test did not show anything , howver, recent year , i felt more joints, like shoulders , arm muscle uncomfortable, also my left side jaw joint kept on being inflammation, and last month i suddenly felt my knees joints swollen and weak, can not walk longer and stronger.
I have a bit symptoms for eight years, now i have no stiffness, no sharp pain, but hands swollen, knees swollen, recent blood shows that my RA factor 1:39, ANA 1:160, CPP 250+, Ssa positive, Doctor diagnosed me RA
I am now on 5mg Prednisone, Mtx, Fenbid, however, since i did not feel sharp pain before , so i do not feel so usefull for the treatment
any other person have same feeling that no stiffness, no sharp pain, but swollen , fratigue, nuscle weak?
Howlong it take to have stiffness?
Sorry asking so many question, i am just in panic in such unfamiliar disease and situation
Hi, My name is Barb. I have been living with RA for 20yrs. now. First thing is do not panic. There are web sites that you can do reaserch and find out more about this autoimmune diease. I started out with alot of pain in my right leg, did not know what is was until I saw a bone doctor whho recommened me to my RA specialist. I have a wonderful repore with him. He has been throught everything with me. What you are on will help you with the inflamation and pain. If you are still active, that will help keep the stiffness to a minimum (The stiffness does occur if you are over doing things to where you become real sore in your joints. If you pace yourself and give yourself time to rest, or stretch your joints and muscles).