Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 WebMD with AOL Health - Rheumatoid Arthritis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hi everyone. I am hoping you can help. I went to the rheumy about 2 months ago. He didn't diagnose me (I have an appointment on Monday) but I am in some serious pain.- it is in my neck shoulders, forearms, knees, feet etc etc. Some days are worse than others. When I first went to my Primary doc he prescribed some Darvocet and I have been taking one at night and one in the morning for pain. It works fairly well. Anyway, I have 2 questions. ....does this sound like RA? I had always assumed that RA affected the joints and not the muscle areas. My second question is does anyone know how I can get my doc to prescribe something for the pain? Most docs don't like prescribing pain meds because you might get addicted I guess. Well, I don't know about you guys but if I had a choice between the pain and addiction I would choose addiction any day. The pain is so constant---it is really wearing me down. Sorry to be so long winded and thanks to anyone who can help. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 yes it sounds like it to me. are your palms of your hands red on the heels of your hands. that's one sign . and it can effect your tendons and go as far as to effect heart or lungs. sorry for the bad news. dear i'm on vicodin , ms contin and vioxx all for pain and somedays they don't even help. we all are in a great battle with R.A. ... hoped i helped... mike Suzy <suzy11@...> wrote: Hi everyone. I am hoping you can help. I went to the rheumy about 2 months ago. He didn't diagnose me (I have an appointment on Monday) but I am in some serious pain.- it is in my neck shoulders, forearms, knees, feet etc etc. Some days are worse than others. When I first went to my Primary doc he prescribed some Darvocet and I have been taking one at night and one in the morning for pain. It works fairly well. Anyway, I have 2 questions. ....does this sound like RA? I had always assumed that RA affected the joints and not the muscle areas. My second question is does anyone know how I can get my doc to prescribe something for the pain? Most docs don't like prescribing pain meds because you might get addicted I guess. Well, I don't know about you guys but if I had a choice between the pain and addiction I would choose addiction any day. The pain is so constant---it is really wearing me down. Sorry to be so long winded and thanks to anyone who can help. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Suzanne, your doctors should work with you to help manage your pain. If not, it's time to find new ones. There are many strategies and medications available. Working with a pain management specialist is another option if your physicians aren't experienced in treating chronic nonmalignant pain. Addiction in people taking opioids prescribed for serious chronic pain is uncommon. Dependence is common but is not a good reason for avoiding opioids. Getting the right diagnosis is the first step to finding the right strategy to manage your pain. Yes, joint pain rather than muscle pain is more characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis. Let us know what your rheumatologist tells you Monday. I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] Re: Pain medication? > > Hi everyone. I am hoping you can help. I went to the rheumy about 2 > months ago. He didn't diagnose me (I have an appointment on Monday) but I > am in some serious pain.- it is in my neck shoulders, forearms, knees, feet > etc etc. Some days are worse than others. When I first went to my Primary > doc he prescribed some Darvocet and I have been taking one at night and one > in the morning for pain. It works fairly well. Anyway, I have 2 questions. > ...does this sound like RA? I had always assumed that RA affected the joints > and not the muscle areas. My second question is does anyone know how I can > get my doc to prescribe something for the pain? Most docs don't like > prescribing pain meds because you might get addicted I guess. Well, I don't > know about you guys but if I had a choice between the pain and addiction I > would choose addiction any day. The pain is so constant---it is really > wearing me down. Sorry to be so long winded and thanks to anyone who can > help. > > Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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