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Hi all,

I'm new to this group. I've just been diagnosed with RA and have been

having mild to moderate pain in many of my joints. It started as a

sore wrist with some swelling and within a couple of weeks seemed to be

all over. Our only local Rhuematologist usually has a three month

wait, but I will be able to get in in only three weeks due to a

cancellation. I'm currently on 10 mg of Prednisone a day perscribed by

my regular dr. until I can get into see the Rhem. I'm so tired and seem

to ache all over. I've also been having headaches/migranes as well as

pain in my wrists, fingers, toes, ankles, feet, and neck. Do all of

these symptoms follow with the RA diagnosis? I'm especially wondering

about the neck because I had neck surgergy a year and a half ago

because of a bulging disc. This surgery resolved my daily neck pain and

headaches, which I had had for ten years, but now I'm having them

again, especially with rainy weather. Two days ago, my neck was so

stiff and the headache was so bad that I ended up in the emergency room

for pain management. It took three doses of pain meds and I still woke

up the next morning with a stiff neck and mild headache. Does RA

affect the neck?