Reactive arthritis heart valves? Should I be worried?

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Ok I have had this reactive arthritis thing for like 6 years now. Haven't had

much luck with the doctors. A couple of them even said there wasn't anything

wrong with me. Im hla-b27 positive thats all they found in my blood. Had

inflammation bad in my urethra,and prostate. Then I got the full blown fever

along with really bad inflammation in my feet, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists,

fingers. Was bed ridden for a year. The fever lasted like a week, but I always

had this low grade hot feeling for like 2 years after the first flare up. The

inflammation in my elbows and knees also went away like 1-2 years after the

initial flare up. But my feet and ankles are always hot and feel like their on

fire ever since the first flare up for 6 years now. Well a few weeks ago I had a

flare up that involved my knees and elbows again bringing back the bad memory of

the start of this chronic disease. Sorry to say I didn't take any meds and

thought id ride out this inflammation like I did when I first got this reiters

syndrome. It put a hurting on my knees and elbows once again just like the first

flare up in these joints. Im kinda worried after I read stuff about reactive

arthritis that it can effect heart valves like rheamatic fever does? I can feel

the damage this has done on my joints and am worried about my heart valves I

guess? This is kind of a wierd thing to talk about. I have read that 10 percent

of people will have heart valve issues ? Is this really true? Does anyone know

of how many cases of heart valve disorders are related to reiters syndrome? Has

anyone on this forum went thru any of this?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I have AS and yes, my heart valves did have involvement which is more rare for a

woman. I have mitral valve prolapse and then regurgitation, whic eventually led

to fast heart rate called tachycardia. I am on a medication called Cardiazem at

maximum dose and every now and then, it still goes over. I have had one time

that I went into full arrest about two years ago. I amunder 50 so yes, it can be

scarey and we have to defend ourselves to watch things.

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> Ok I have had this reactive arthritis thing for like 6 years now. Haven't had

much luck with the doctors. A couple of them even said there wasn't anything

wrong with me. Im hla-b27 positive thats all they found in my blood. Had

inflammation bad in my urethra,and prostate. Then I got the full blown fever

along with really bad inflammation in my feet, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists,

fingers. Was bed ridden for a year. The fever lasted like a week, but I always

had this low grade hot feeling for like 2 years after the first flare up. The

inflammation in my elbows and knees also went away like 1-2 years after the

initial flare up. But my feet and ankles are always hot and feel like their on

fire ever since the first flare up for 6 years now. Well a few weeks ago I had a

flare up that involved my knees and elbows again bringing back the bad memory of

the start of this chronic disease. Sorry to say I didn't take any meds and

thought id ride out this inflammation like I did when I first got this reiters

syndrome. It put a hurting on my knees and elbows once again just like the first

flare up in these joints. Im kinda worried after I read stuff about reactive

arthritis that it can effect heart valves like rheamatic fever does? I can feel

the damage this has done on my joints and am worried about my heart valves I

guess? This is kind of a wierd thing to talk about. I have read that 10 percent

of people will have heart valve issues ? Is this really true? Does anyone know

of how many cases of heart valve disorders are related to reiters syndrome? Has

anyone on this forum went thru any of this?

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