Guest guest Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 ,,, Melyndez and group; it was my gransons pc.. My husband ran a clean up file.. I am having problems due to his pc needing the files cleaned up.. Melyndz I am so sorry you are suffering so much.. You was in an awful car accident.. that is so scary,, One thing thats hard to avoid is a car accident.. ANd with your bones so weak it is very dangerous.. I want to say to be very careful,,, but we have to worry about the other guy also.,. I pray you have pain free days.. I pray that God will reach out his hand and lift you up and take care of your broken body.. Put it back to like brand new.. God hear our humble prayer.. Touch each and everyone one that post here.... I pray you give them your love and touch their pain that they can feel your Holy hand upon them.. I pray O Father God for your child Melyndez that you will take this pain from her body and make her whole again in Jesus Holy name I pray.. Amen .. Everyone agree upon this prayer for where 2 or more are gatherd in Jesus Holy name so shall he be there also.. gentle hugs Clora > > WELCOME kristina, i'm sorry to here about ur dx. i hope this group will b of some support to u. it has helped me alot. > > hang in there the 31 is around the corner and u have been dealing with this for a couple of months now so just hold on a lil > > longer. hope everything goes well at ur appt. keep me posted. god bless,melynda gamez > > > > [ ] New here.... > > Hi, just wanted to introduce myself--I just joined after being > 'tentatively' diagnosed with RA by my Internist. I've got an > appointment with a rheumatologist, but not till Oct. 31st. Basically > I went to my doctor after suffering a couple months of > near-debilitating fatigue, coupled with general achiness and joint > pain that almost felt flu-like. I was also having minor chest > pains--still not sure what that's about (except maybe stress!). The > joint stiffness/pain mostly seems to come and go, and it mostly seems > symmetrical (as in, both wrists/hands hurt at the same time) though I > have had one entire arm hurt and not the other. I also had a weird, > unexplained 'bump' under the skin near my left wrist, but it went away > on its own after a few weeks. Standing on my feet all days leaves me > in tears by the day's end, my feet/ankles hurt so bad, and the next > day I can barely walk. I've also had problems all year with really > severe eye inflammation and dryness that my eye doctor couldn't really > explain, but now I wonder if it's related. > > So....she ran a bazillion blood tests, and the Rheumatoid factor > apparently came back normal (it's listed as RA Latex Turbid, if that > means anything to anyone!), as 3.0 IU/mL. > > But my C-Reactive Protein test came back high, 5.2 H mg/L, which I > guess indicates an active systemic inflammation (though I don't think > it's *that* elevated, since apparently the 'normal' range runs up to > 4.9). > > Lastly, the bloodwork tested positive for CCP IgG Antibodies, at 9 H > U/mL (I'm told greater than 5 is considered 'positive'). > > So....basically I don't know what to think. Neg. RA factor, but pos. > CCP IgG. From what I've researched, the CCP antibodies can 'predict' > RA before it's actually developed, and it does look like I already > have some inflammation going on. I also read somewhere that the > positive CCP test can indicate what will be a more erosive form of RA, > so they sometimes recommend more vigorous treatment. > > Right now I'm mostly baffled, not sure what my diagnosis will be, and > wishing I didn't have to wait so long to see the Rheumatologist. In > the meantime, I'm just taking Advil when I need it for the joint > pain/stiffness. > > Oh, and I'm 39 (and already falling apart!). And to make matters > worse, I'm the mom of two small kids, which keeps me crazy busy, AND > I'm an author (with book deadlines looming!), which means I'm very > worried about losing mobility in my fingers (I need the to write!). > > Anyway, enough whining. I'm glad to have found this group, as I think > it's fairly likely that I've got some sort of RA. > > ) a > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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