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Does this sound like RA?

Both wrists and all finger painful and burning pain intermittently up both forearms... started and progressed since early March. Rheumatologist said it doesn’t seem like RA but found my Vit...

Does anyone fall asleep uncontrollably?

The thing is that especially at school (I'm at high school) I have problem with staying awake all the 45 minutes of the lesson. I just start to close my...

Is stiffness and swelling normally a symptom?

I have a lot of similar symptoms of RA but have no stiffness or swelling, do most normally experience swelling with the pain?...

Diagnosis and diet

When I was first diagnosed with RA last year, first thing I thought of was drug after drug the rest of my life. So I joined a gym and changed...

What do you do when you have all the symptoms but no diagnosis?

Every time I go get tested, something comes up. So random thing that the doctor can lazily excuse as DX. I have so much but it all ties together right?...

Do you get pain and exhaustion after exercise?

Every time I do strenuous exercise, be it exercise class or ride in a bouncy, bumpy boat or car I pay for it. I can't sleep because of pain. Then...

Can chemotherapy contribute to an RA diagnosis?

I was wondering could toxic chemicals be a factor in getting this diagnosis? One doctor I went to diagnosis was mixed connective tissue disease. I haven't been taking the meds...

Does pleurisy pain improve with steroids?

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has experienced pleurisy and if it gets better with higher steroids? It started with chest pain spreading through left shoulder which was diagnosed as...

New here need help

83 just dx few months ago. Never had symptoms before. 6 months after hip surgery..boom.. swelling joint pain all over. I was active healthy before now in much pain. On...

New to group

My name is Melanie, will be 52 in couple months.I was diagnosed a couple years ago. I'm scared to take the meds and scared not to take the meds. I...

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