Re: I am new and have some questions-

[Guest guest]

Dear Meme,

The hard lumps are probably rheumatoid nodules. The Arthritis Foundation website says that are lumps of tissue plus "... Other features include lumps, called rheumatoid nodules, under the skin in areas that receive pressure, such as the back of the elbows."

Take care,

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>on both hands I have small hard lump on a couple of fingers, that >are on the knuckles, is this one of the 'signs' of RA? I do beleive >I have it..many of my 'symptoms' resemble what my Mother had...do you >ever experience 'burning' sensation when having clothing sometimes >touching you? >meme

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[Guest guest]

Rheumatoid nodules is my guess for the lumps too. I also have them,

about pea sized, at the base of each middle finger (nicely

symetrical: exactly the same spot on each hand). They just appeared

over the past couple of months (or I am just paying a LOT more

attention to the condition of my joints and didn't notice them

before!) I had thought that they might be rheumatoid nodules, but was

not sure.

I don't have a clue about the burning sensation though.

Marty

>Dear Meme,

> The hard lumps are probably rheumatoid nodules. The Arthritis

>Foundation website says that are lumps of tissue plus " ... Other

>features include lumps, called rheumatoid nodules, under the skin in

>areas that receive pressure, such as the back of the elbows. "

>Take care,

>

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>>on both hands I have small hard lump on a couple of fingers, that

>are on the knuckles, is this one of the 'signs' of RA? I do beleive

>>I have it..many of my 'symptoms' resemble what my Mother had...do

you

>>ever experience 'burning' sensation when having clothing sometimes

>>touching you?

>>meme

[Guest guest]

Meme,

No, I have never experienced that burning you describe. That is

strange. I have never heard of that. I hope it doesn't hurt.

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> > I tested negative for the RA factor and my disease is quite

severe.

> > I just recently tested positive for it but when I was diagnosed

> over

> > 8 years ago, I was negative.

> > -

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hello Meme,

> > > Your results for RA-RHEUM mean you test negative for the

> > rheumatoid factor. This does not mean you do not have arthritis -

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> > it just means you don't have rheumatoid arthritis. I also test

> > negative for the rheumatoid factor. My GP classifies my

arthritis

> > as " sero-negative inflammatory arthritis. "

> > > Where in the South are you? I'm in Culpeper, VA -- a rural

> > town about 2 hours west of DC. I have to travel into DC to see a

> > rheumatologist because there isn't one here.

> > >

> > > Hope that helps,

> > >

> > > Steph in VA

> > >

> > >

> >

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