Heat vs Ice and Joint Changes

[Guest guest]

I'm still really new to RA and I had two questions for you guys. The

first one is how do you know when to use heat and when to use ice to

ease the pain of your joints? I find that I'm in pain constantly and

i'm not sure how to treat it.

The second thing is that I am just at the point where the RA is

starting to change the way my joints look (mainly fingers and toes)due

to the damage. has anyone else had a hard time with this? i'm only 21

and i keep looking at my feet and thinking, those are not mine. it's

just weird to have your body look one way your whole life and now to

have things start changing and know that they will probably continue to

change. anyway, i didnt know if anyone else has felt like that.

Thanks for your guys' support!

Holly