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YellowRose22

Newly Diagnosed , Wandering through the emotions, pain and future

posted 02/26/2009, comments (5)

Living With It!!! I THINK?

I had my first appointment with a dr on teusday. My RA factor is 599, and he had never seen one that high before, didnt really comment as to whether is it worse at that level, just that it confirms RA. Other problems going on such as Right lung pain, and severe chest rash, kept him from starting my on any meds for RA. I was frustrated with this,... Read more Chevron

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YellowRose22

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Newly Diagnosed , Wandering through the emotions, pain and future

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posted 02/12/2009, comments (2)

So many questions yet to be answered-

Hi just got my RF results its 599, cant see a dr till the 24th, but all the research i read leads to RA. Getting married and May and pray i will still be able to walk to isle. Thanks for a great site and so many inspirational and hope filling posts. The future is looking hopeful again after finding this site.

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Sue

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posted 02/09/2009, comments (21)

scared to take new drug

Hi everyone, I know I have not been on in such a long time.. I had some problems with my health. I was taking Methotrexate and I got really sick. I thought just feeling really bad/tired, thinking it was just the way it was on that drug. Then For Christams eve I got the flu.. I had to go off the metho. Three weeks later I went back on. Well the... Read more Chevron

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Nan

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posted 01/11/2009, comments (3)

RF NEGATIVE/PLAQUENIL HELPING JOINTS

I have been seeing my second rheumatologist, the first was a joke, my tests come out neg for RA. The pain started in my thumbs and wrists, then ankles and big toes, then elbows, shoulders and now knees. all in a 2 1/2 year span. I have minimal swelling but the pain is horrible. My new rheumy put me on plaquenil almost 3 months ago, one a day at... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 12/31/2008, comments (2)

Why the X-Ray Is Superior to the MRI in Rheumatoid Arthritis, For Now

While the traditional x-ray is still the radiologic tool most used by rheumatologists to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has slowly but surely developed a following among some rheumatologists. This is because MRI studies can show much more detail than the plain x-ray. The question, however, remains to be... Read more Chevron

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