Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Welcome to the group, ! Sorry about your recent RA diagnosis. To what did your rheumatologist attribute your facial swelling? [ ] New > I was just diagnosed last week with Ra. After two months of tests my > GP gave up and sent me to a Rhematist for a consult.I have facial > swelling which seemed to confuse my GP but didnt seem to bother the > rhematologist. i'm still kind of overwhelmed by all of this. The > medications are insane side effects are terrifying.Anyway Im glad I > found somewhere to get infoand helpme figure this whole thing out. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Yes, , prednisone can cause facial swelling. Many other things can, too, but I was wondering what your rheumatologist thought. " Facial Swelling " from MEDLINEplus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003105.htm Re: [ ] Welcome, ! > He didnt say is that a possibility? > --- <Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote: > > Whoops! Guess I missed your appointment, . Sorry > > about that. > > > > Did your rheumatologist say he thought the > > prednisone was responsible > > for your facial swelling? > > > > a has some good links about physicians and > > appointments at her Web > > site: > > > http://rheumatoid.arthritis.freehosting.net/help.html#md > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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