Guest guest Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hello to everyone! My name is & I live in Greece! Recently, I have visited my doctor, since I was complaining for severe pain in my wrists & hands for some time. After the necessary blood tests, he concluded that I suffer from hypothyroidism and as a result, I have tennis elbow & other symptoms of RA. But he was sure that it's not RA (the RA factor was negative in the blood test and the protein responsible for RA was 5.7 / 6.0)!!!! Another doctor said that it's carpal tunnel syndrome. However, since that time (2 months now) the symptoms of RA are getting worse & now my elbows, shoulders, knees, angles & toes are affected. My family doesnot support me since they believe it's only a thyroid problem. I feel helpless sometimes, because here I am with severe pain all over my body, no pain releiver, noone to understand me and more important with no doctor to be by my side ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Hi, I complained for a number of years and my doctors, supposedly some of the best, missed it. I'm a nurse and I didn't understand it either. Finally, I tested positive. Have you and your family looked up information on the internet? If not, I encourage you to do so. It will say that you don't have to test positive for RA to have RA. It will list the symptoms and how a patient is diagnosed. Perhaps that will help you and your family. Then find a doctor who is educated about RA. Pain medicine won't slow down the disease or stop the destruction. You need medicine to treat RA. ez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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