Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Hi All, My name is I am 43 and I am new to the group. I have been recently dx (tentatively) with seronegative RA, and started on prednisone. My illness began last June with persistent fever, weakness, nightsweats and a flu-like syndrome that would not go away. How I continued to work was beyond me! I still have the 100+ fever for several weeks out of every month. I saw my GP, then an Inf. disease specialist and now since December a Rheumatologist. I have done more tests , Labs and scans than I knew existed!! I had an abnormal bone scan that was *misread* according the the Rheum..Back in July the bone scan showed uptake in all my joints,in a symmetrical pattern...but since I had no pain (yet) the Radiologist read it as a degenerative process. The Rheum believes that it was, in fact, an inflammatory process...and NOW I have pain in nearly all my joints...shoulders, knees, feet, wrists and elbows. In December I had no AM stiffness..but now I do! I am interested in hearing from other seronegative folks...I am going to taper the dose of prednisone by 2.5 mg every week. What should I expect as I taper?? I am going back to work in 2 weeks...I dread that, as I have a physically demanding job and was not in pain prior to December. Now I am unsure as to whether or not I can carry out my job duties. I am a cook, and I must be able to lift and carry 40-50 lb cases of produce, etc. YIKES!! Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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