Re: Question rheumatoid arthritis

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n Nov 22, 2011, at 2:43 PM, cloverskies23 wrote:

> Hi, Thank all of you that replied to my last question I have rheumatoid

arthritis in my hands. I've unknowingly have had symptoms of RA for about 6 yrs

now, the past 2 years have been really bad. My Dr. took x-rays of my hands about

2 months ago and they were normal. So, I don't have any joint damage.

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> My Dr. said that my RA on the blood test is only 2 points over the normal

level but my symptoms of swelling and pain can get bad at times. My hands are

always hurting. The Dr. told me that my RA is slow progressing because after 6

yrs I don't have any damage. My question is do you think its possible that I may

never get any joint damage?

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> Does everyone with RA always get joint damage? If so, I don't understand why I

would need to take these scary medications. I'm on pain meds right now and they

are managing most of my pain. If anyone could let me know I'd appreciate it.

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> Thanks,

> Cloverskies

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Cloverskies:

My Pain Management Docter placed me on an anti inflammatory diet last month of a

patient of hers with RA had and she said it was amazing how she is doing so diet

and supplements can help also.

Check the internet for some of the RA diets and anti inflammatory diets. The

only thing is that RA is an auto immune disorder and just like others will get

worse and better dependent on the condition of your health. When you start

thinking of it as an auto immune problem, I believe you will do better as the

pain medicine is just taking care of the pain and not the problem of the immune

deficiency thus the reason I am going to an immunologist to assist with immune

suppression.

This article explains it really well. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos of my

thyroid which was an autoimmune disease attacking my thyroid and didn't go away

until they took it out and I asked does it got somewhere else and they didn't

have answer. Many people with pain disorders have auto immune disorders such as

Raynauds, lupus, fibromylagia and others.

I got a Epstein Barr Infection from Strep Throat and Mono and I believe that was

my trigger for fibromylagia and I had Raynauds and get a butterfly rash at

stress times and got shingles twice last year and never had it. There are

secondary immune disorders from a primary disease.

I really argued when I was told RA was a psychosomatic disorder (effected by

mind) but I believe they mean it is effected an progresses with stress. Here is

a research article on psychosomatic diseases and fibro is one also.rs

Psychosomatic Disease

faculty.mansfield.edu/fcraig/download/332/332_c03pp.pdf I realize the way I

approach my pain condition, stress, nutrition will help me to keep my body in

better health and afford me less pain.

I think focusing on taking care of yourself is the best so, taking pain meds,

keeping a good diet, vitamins, exercise are helpful issues and can help. Hope

that helps. Bennie

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Bennie,

what kind of ant-inflammatory diet did your dr. put you on? You mentioned diet,

vitamins and exercise. Do you take any dmards from a rheumatologist or anything

from a rheumatologist to control your RA? you also mentioned an immunologist

what is he doing for you? What do they do for RA? I really appreciate your

reply. Thanks.

Cloverskies

> My Pain Management Doctor placed me on an anti inflammatory diet last month of

a patient of hers with RA had and she said it was amazing how she is doing so

diet and supplements can help also.

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