Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
Now that I have been on prednisone for 7 months (!) and Plaquenil for maybe 1-2 months (i forget) , have been having much better days , some of the time. But now for a couple days or more, have throat issues...usually how it feels when I would be coming down with something like a cold, but so far it is just undefinable ........hoarse throat, feel like crap............no fever (but feel like it)
Is this common to the RA txs ??? I have heard about feeling like having the flu, etc, but now that I am really feeling that way, but don't have the flu, I guess I want reassurance or something.
I'd like this to go away or at least let me be sick already and then go away.
Do the RA meds that cause ill feelings, make you feel specifically like this but then , what, does it go away spontaneously?
I am a big baby when it comes to feeling like this. :(
Is this common to the RA txs ??? I have heard about feeling like having the flu, etc, but now that I am really feeling that way, but don't have the flu, I guess I want reassurance or something.
I'd like this to go away or at least let me be sick already and then go away.
Do the RA meds that cause ill feelings, make you feel specifically like this but then , what, does it go away spontaneously?
I am a big baby when it comes to feeling like this. :(
so you get URI's alot? you just have to accept it , is that it? Do they linger?
It is so strange to feel so sick and have a temp that is below normal.