RCross
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- For those of you with siblings.....do they have autoimmune/illnesses? Or is it just you? I sort of feel like the "runt of the litter" so to speak. Both of my siblings are healthy while I have multiple issues. Of course they've had various...
- Today I have a new issue...with my collarbones, where they join my ribs/sternum. The pain is intense every time I use my abdominal muscles. Does anyone else have this? Could it be RA related? Gosh this disease confuses me so!
- I wish for each of you to have a WONDERFUL day, as pain-free/stiffness-free as possible. Relax and enjoy the day! I've decided to put all my housewife duties aside and just spend time on me. I'll get back to life tomorrow.
- I thought I was so strong. I've heard for months that "you have rheumatoid arthritis" then on Tuesday the rheumy confirmed it. The rheumy also stated that I might also have another autoimmune arthritis. I left there actually feeling relieved. ...
- I'll be starting mtx next week,,,assuming the clearance tests (labs/x-ray) come back normal. My question is what should I expect? I've read all the side effects, etc....but I'd like to hear the real life stories. Thanks, Robbi
- I had my follow up with the new rheumy today and he's dx'd me with RA. At least I was prepared to hear it as my pain doc and PCP and already told me I had it. We're doing a prednisone burst for 5 days while waiting on lab work/chest x-ray...
- I'm heading back the the rheumy tomorrow to discuss "treatment options." I'm really not sure what this means. At my first appt, he ordered bloodwork and x-rays. Then his nursed called and stated some of my labwork was "abnormal" and that the Dr....
- I'm still in the process of diagnosis. Latest labs are consistent with previous ones supporting an RA dx. However, two days after my latest labs I came down with bronchitis and horrible double ear infections. So I believe the CRP and SED Rates are...
- Hey everyone... I had lab tests run on Tuesday with a new rheumy and had some "allergy" stuff going on. Now, however, I have massive double ear infections and bronchitis. My question is how will this affect my lab results? My immune system is so...
- I FINALLY have a rheumy appointment tomorrow afternoon....and as Murphy's Law would have it, I feel almost "normal" today! There's still some redness in my finger/toe joints and some swelling in my hands/feet but nothing like I've been having. I...
- I've been waiting 4 months, yep 4 months, to see a rheumy. The appointment is/was set for Monday. Today, the rheumy's office called my house at 11:45am and let a message that they haven't received my medical records so they have to reschedule my...
- Sorry y'all but I just have so many questions. I don't have an official DX but I have two doctors that believe I do and have some labs/pathology reports that would support that DX. However...I'm not convinced. Maybe it's denial or wishful...
- The more I've been reading about RA the more I wonder what else can be tied to it....or auto-immune in general. For years I've had some random things but I'm wondering it is all somehow related. I have an arrhythmia (and surgery to correct another...
- All day (started around 3am) I've had this tingling, freezing, burning, type sensation on both wrists and ankles. The feeling is so weird I can't even really describe it. Does this sound familiar to anyone...and anything I can do to get rid of it?...
- My primary doctor and my pain doctor are completely convinced that I have RA, but the rheumy I've seen for almost two years believes there's nothing wrong with me. He ran labs at my first visit and there were some abnormal readings...but he refuses...