Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 Hi. my name is Kate, I am a 31 SAHM & have just been diagnosed with RA. I first started having symptoms about 9 mths ago, 4 mths after the birth of my 2nd child. It started with intense pain in my knees. Then it spread throughout my body, my fingers, toes ankles, shoulders, back, hips, basically everywhere. I found it really difficult to manage on a day to day basis. My GP started my on Naproxen, which did nothing & ordered some blood tests which came back neg for RA. However, after about 2 mths of continuous problems he decided to refer me to a rheumatalogist. She started me on Vioxx. Fort the first 3 mths I thought it had all gone away. In February it all went crazy. I was in pain everyday. I had to get my husband home form work so many times as I just physically couldn't look after my kids. Finally,I now have a diagnosis, although my blood test are still coming back neg. the only indication is that my sediment levels are sky high. I am continuing on Vioxx & now also taking Sulfasaline but haven't noticed any major difference with this. the biggest thing I have discovered to decrease the pain is to take dairy products out of my diet. Has anyone else had any benefit with this? I also wanted to ask does anyone else experience pins & needles. I have them in my left hand all the time. I wake up at night with my fingers totally numb & incredibly painful. Is this another symptom of the RA or is something else going on? Kate http://briefcase..au - Briefcase - Save your important files online for easy access! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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