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Rheumatoid arthritis?!?
Hi I am 39 years old and have a Herrington rod. I had spinal fusion for severe scoliosis; in 1981 I have since been having lower back pain. All last month both of my hip joints were extremely painful. That pain was enough to keep me in bed for days. It seemed worse when we had a lot of rain; and my A/C was on. My Mom had arthritis all over, but she is now deceased and I am not exactly sure what arthritis she had. Does this sound like Rheumatoid arthritis coming on? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to email me as i'd love to talk to you. Thanks, Donna
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- If its arthritis just in your hip then the chances of it being osteoarthritis is high, same goes with people who get it in the knees first. Rheumatoid arthritis warning signs are where your joints swell up and it mainly starts in the fingers and then makes its way through the body to other joints. I suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and taking part of a medical study being done world wide on a new drug which is proving to be very successful.
- The best way to know whether you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis or not,is by going for the test. The blood is tested for the rheumatoid factors. Rheumatoid arthritis is the autoimmune disorder. It means that the body will fight against its own antibodies. The main symptom is the joint pain in the morning and numbness.
- Rather than go into a long detail about RA email me at poohinmissouri@yahoo.com and I will be glad to talk to you about it or join me in my chat room just email me for the link and I will be glad to help you with any questions you may have
