Visited the rheum today for my mom's RA and he got her RA factor (Quantitative) tested. Last time it was 38 IU/ml. This time it's 154.44. We're alarmed with by the speed it's getting worse at. How...
So my mom has RA for three years and it's already too bad. Her flare ups are long and severe. She is on methotrexate, biologic, NSAIDs, and steroids and nothing's helping much. SHe has to take bionic...
So as i've posted about it before, my mom has RA. From a couple of weeks she's feeling pain in the left side of her jaw. and it's really bad because she's having pain chewing food and even has some...
I guess i'm going through a flare up which could be due to some stressed i've faced. my hands are aching, both of them.and i feels some swelling on the arms, just above the wrists. i googled about it...
It is a relief to know that hair tend to grow. Seeing the rheum today and will be asking about this. She is on methotrexate, biologic and some NSAIDs...
Yes it's RA and I live with her and am the only family member. Actually she deals with the constant pain bravely but if often gets really bad and she cries a lot during the flare ups. she has always...
SO my mom has arthritis and it's getting worse day by day. Medicines don't help her much and it's hard to try and convince her that she'll have to manage it and take the medication seriously. She...
My mother is facing severe hair loss since she's started the arthritis meds. Has anyone else faced this? Is there a way to stop it? What RA medicines might be causing it?...
Captaindd, hope you feel better soon. My mom also has to use the pillows to be able to take some sleep. Tindeb59 glad that rituxan helped you with your shoulder pain. I checked it out and it says it...
I guess so. I have been having nerve pain for a long time now. so it might be that...
Does anyone else get pain in fingers and toes due to fibro? I have off and on pain in fingers, but from few day my toes, especially the big of left foot is having pain like is being pricked with...
LanieG, you might be right. She has it now in both shoulders and hips and the injection they gave didn't help at all....
So even after the injection nothing got better. I don't know why her pain is so bad and so prolonged this time. It's been so many days and no medication is helping her. DOn't know what to do....
I was tested for inflammation when I had tuberculosis and had high ESR level, it was two years ago and I didn't get checked after that. I didn't use to have any joint pains then and the dr. said the...
BadDay, thanks. I can see what you go through since my mother has really prolonged flare up and some constant pain as well. Now her left hand is really stiff and it made her scream... she can't often...
Yes she has RA and she in on medication. I am already overwhelmed but trying to get through this....
Thank you moderator. I just keep panicking when my symptoms resemble my mothers', who has arthritis....
i'm in the same situation and my dr said it might be fibromyalgia. i hope you feel better soon....
i'll try to convince her into that. she's not on sleeping aids but i think i'll talk to her rheum about it. the pain medication doesn't work much. she's still taking steroids and they've stopped...
Thank you guys. One of the things that concern me is that sometimes I have stinging pain in fingers, mild pain in wrists, feet, elbows and knees. Can these things happen in fibro?...
She is very irritable during flare ups and wouldn't trust that anything can help her...so she wouldn't agree to any massage. I guess it's the shoulder which is causing her so much pain in both arms...
couchtater that's true. the emotional pain is a big problem, especially when you are not sure whether to worry the most about yourself or your loved one. Survivor66, I agree. Actually whenever she's...
the thing is ... it's really emotionally draining and from last few months my mom has suffered so much that i don't have any energy left. i've so closely emotionally suffered with her and i thought...
thank you guys....
SOrry you are facing all of it. I hope you don't have arthritis. But keep visiting rheumatologist. Perhaps a detailed checkup with a neurologist again would be useful? The chest tightness might be...
So my mother's on steroids and methotrexate and biologic. the problem is that they don't seem to be working anymore. she's having constant shoulder pain which gets worse in the night. her...
how do you use turmeric for arthritis? method?...
just to update. my doctor thinks it might be fibromyalgia. no tests. I'm still not satisfied. I have pain and numbness in arms and legs but my knees have a constant burning sensation and swelling...
I'm 26 and have been facing symptoms which caused me lots of visit to many doctors. my mother has arthritis so this was major concern. the test came out negative and though I asked my doctor whether...
couchtater, sounds like neuropathy. maybe you should visit a neurologist. Don_D, I agree, trusting God and connecting with one's spiritual side can be a comfort while dealing with such things. For...
i have to see the doctor after a couple of days and will discuss this with him. i can't trust the blood tests now so x ray seems to be crucial....
So I've posted before that my mom has arthritis. I've been having some symptoms like occasional pain in arms and cracking sound from my thumb and knees. The only test i've been through were uric acid...
couchtater, thank you. my RA blood test keeps coming negative but i might get the rheumatolgist to use other tests. how has been your experience with exercising with RA? Don_D, thanks a lot. it...
thank you guys. my mother is having stomach problem and breathing issues due to the medicines. but she already has asthma...
Hi Stephen. I'm also a 27 year old and anxious about my join pain. I haven't been diagnosed yet since last time my tests came negative but I'm still skeptic. I do hope your tests come out negative...
What side effects have you guys noticed from using the medication for arthritis? Especially those who've used steroids? My mother feels her eye sight has weakened as she says its because of the...
So my mother has arthritis. she had a positive RA factor and she's on medication now. So with the possibility of having arthritis in family, I'm extra anxious about it. I've been through tuberculosis...
Thank you guys. I was also wondering why he isn't giving her such medicines. He gave her Methotrexate but to use once a week only...
Just to update you guys. We saw the rheumatologist again yesterday. He's the one who diagnosed her RA but she refused to visit her after a couple of months and we saw him after a long time. He was...
@Alice22, thank you very much. I'm going to take her to a doctor again and talk to him about the drugs not working. She doesn't understand that sometimes these medicines need time to start working,...
My mother says she feels pain in her throat as well and you are the second person who talked about throat problem with arthritis. I'm not really sure but it might be side-effect of some of the...
So sorry you are going through this....
My mother has arthritis since 2 years. When her RA factor came out positive, we had no idea how's it going to be like. Last two years have been really painful for her but relatively better. Her knee...
Moreover, I feel like crying but feel too exhausted to even cry. I want to shout at the top of my voice. And there is so much nervousness like I won't be soon able to breathe....
So it started just like a week ago, I was upset for some reason and the next thing I realized that I am staying depressed even without a reason. It just begins and starts growing... there are some...
jojo i think you should get checked but could be something normal as well. but it's best to get examined....
sherbear thank you. you are right. i think i am just tired of it all. been struggling for two years with illness. anyway i'll be seeing a specialist soon. i am just feeling really down and lazy....
I had fluid in my lungs and my doctor asked me to get checked for breast cancer. Well isn't it a good thing if there is no cancer in the fluid? Keep going for follow up check ups though....
:smhair: so surprisingly this site has a breast cancer group but not lung cancer. Anyway, what kind of pains you get as initial symptoms? I have been tested for breast cancer but it was clear, now...
Thank you Gretchen. I googled that. Been to a Doctor and he gave me some medicine and said we'll do a CT scan if the pain isn't relieved by a week. I am still hurting though. Constant now. And I am...