Re: RA getting a bit more aggressive again Sue

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Hi Sue:

Yes, I had x-rays done and she was able to see that I

have signs of arthritic damage in my knees, more so on

the right, of OA. There is probably some RA there as

well, but she thinks more of the pain is caused by the

OA because of the x-ray results. As far as my hand

pain goes, she says the pain in the bases of my

thumbs, my knuckles and middle joints of my fingers is

from my RA, the visable changes I have in the tips of

a couple of my fingers are from OA. Kind of gets

confusing, but as of my last x-rays, there was no

evidence of RA erosion, for which I am very grateful.

I'll be having another body scan soon (the last one I

had 3 years ago showed my bones were age 30! and I

felt 80!), and more x-rays, so we shall see if there

are any new findings.

Kathe in CA

--- Sue <marysue@...> wrote:

> Kathe, how does your rheumy sort out the OA from the

> RA? RA can also

> affect the knees, and I had early knee involvement

> with my RA. So how

> can she tell it's OA in your knees? Did she do

> x-rays or something? I'm

> 66 and at an age for OA, but I don't know if I have

> any or if all my

> aches and pains are from the RA.

>

> Sue

>

> On Monday, April 24, 2006, at 07:42 PM, Kathe

> Sabetzadeh wrote:

> >

> > Went to my rheumy today and she is increasing my

> Mtx

> > from 10 to 12.5 to see if that helps a bit more

> with

> > the RA, I am still on Enbrel too. My OA is also

> > getting worse, especially in my knees.

> >

>

>

Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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