Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 hi rick i'm mike i live in indiana . i know what you went though , i went about 4 years before they caught my R.A. . and from my veiw that doc has a little more to learn. because it didn't get caught in time ( which they say 6 weeks ) i'm in very bad shape hand , wrist and feet wise. and starting on my hip... i hope you are better then that. get to a rhuemy A.S.A.P. so you can get some real meds to help the R.A. i'll try to help as much as i can and so will everybody else. if you have any ? just ask away. your friend mike Rick <rocket9244@...> wrote: hi .im a newbie to ra.just got diag with it a month ago.im 43 male and live in omaha nebraska.i went to dr prob starting in 1995..with complaints that my hands/back/knees/neck were always hurting..they said its just old age settin in lol..so i waited a few years with the pain..finally 1 month ago a new dr took xrays and blood tests..the xrays showed nothing..although you can see my hands/knees are swelled up..the blood tests showed very high RA on a scale they said im at the top .so they gave me ibuprophen 800 3 times a day..thats 2400 mg of this stuff...it helps a little i guess, but i also take prilosec for acid reflux and ulcers..so is the ibuprophen gonna give me more probs then its worth?.any way thanx for letting me join this group..oh ya the dr said it will be from 6 months to 5 years before this ra affects me...what does that mean??..any and all responces to this posting will help..thanx again..you can email me or add me to messenger if you like to..rocket9244..rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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