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What are the first symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis? |
Over the course of the past month, I've noticed that I've been having problems with my hands, more specifically my knuckles and joints in my fingers. On occasion my wrists and elbows will bother me. Its' both hands and they are mainly stiff and will just ache. Its worse at night and in the morning. Occasionally I wake up due to my hands aching so bad, or having just fallen asleep. I often have swollen fingers, where I can't even take my ring off. I'm already hypothyroid, and I mostly take after my aunt health wise, who suffered from RA. I worry I may be following in her footsteps as far as this also. Some days my hands are so achy that I cannot do simple things like write or even open a bottle of pop. It came on kind of suddenly though, and is gradually getting worse. I also have weird lumps on my arms but IDK what they are. Does this sound like anyone who has RA? I have sore feet and ankles but I think that could be from plantar fasciitis (haven't been diagnosed but that's what I think it is...my last job was 8hrs on my feet and I'm overweight). I once had a doctor do allergy testing, he also ran a few tests on my immune system commenting that my immune system was slightly off but said he wasn't concerned at that time and would re-test in a few years (that was at the end of 2005). I know one test he ran was for Lupus, but I've never been tested again. Presence or absence or rheumatoid factor is not diagnostic of any disease; this test is very nonspecific. 70% of patients with a disease called rheumatoid arthritis are positive for this test but 30% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are negative for this test. The diagnosis is made by clinical presentation and detailed examination of the patient by an expert rheumatologist. Therefore you must immediately find out a rheumatologist nearest to you and get an appointment with him/her for proper diagnosis and treatment of your ailment. |
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