Guest guest Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 My 21-year-old daughter has not been diagnosed with RA yet, but all signs and symptoms and lab work are pointing in that direction. She's really struggling right now trying to get through an intensive surgical tech program getting ready to start clinicals in a couple of weeks while dealing with constant hand and foot pain and swelling and shoulder pain, etc., waking her at night every hour or so. Of course, we have no insurance (divorced several years ago) and not much money with her in school. Are there folks who have foregone the rheumatologist and gone with homeopathy or other ways (food sensitivities, etc.) to deal with this and had some success? It sounds like diagnosing is sort of a hit and miss progression - how important is it to get the diagnosis/prognosis if we're looking towards alternative treatments? I've transcribed Rheumatology for the last several years and really would like to avoid the medical route if possible - is this realistically possible? Any help or direction is welcome - have been doing LOTS of research online and would love to hear suggestions from real people on how to best help her. Thanks, Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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