Guest guest Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Hi, Joanna. By definition, arthritis only affects the joints. Not an MD On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Joanna S <joannaswank@...> wrote: > Is there a form of arthritis that affects the brain? A family friend mentioned it but I never head of that before. > > Thanks > > Joanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Hi -- I haven't heard of RA affecting the brain, but Lupus is notorious for it. Folks with lupus complain of " brain-fog " i.e. inability to think clearly, and also of memory problems. Rob > > Is there a form of arthritis that affects the brain? A family friend mentioned it but I never head of that before. > > Thanks > > Joanna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 When I was first severely affected with RA my doctor told me that there was a form of RA that affected the salivary glands. At the time my saliva practically turned to " glue " and this was before I started taking my RA meds. Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 YOu might be thinking of Sjogren's syndrome. Some peoiple have primary Sjogren's without another disease, however 50% of RA patients (?) have secondary Sjogren's which dries out the mouth and eyes. Hope that helps, Kate F ________________________________ From: J A MANDLE <jamandle@...> Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 9:10:57 AM Subject: [ ] Can I ask? When I was first severely affected with RA my doctor told me that there was a form of RA that affected the salivary glands. At the time my saliva practically turned to " glue " and this was before I started taking my RA meds. Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 hey animal lover- be sure to stop by our website & see what i do- im the director for Critter camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary http://www.crittercamp.biz i'd have to say some of the hardest things to do some days are opening water bottles- hundreds of them! when my wrist & hands are acting up its painful! that and cleaning cages - the aquarium ones are so ehavy! the volunteers help as much as they can but we ahve to do alot of it ourselves! african grey's are so smart and one of the best parrots to ahve as a friend we ahve a green wing macaw and an amazon- the amazon is way smarter than the macaw- and more reliable too as far as not biting take care! beth > > > > Oh me too! I have an African Grey that I raised from a baby she is now 11 > years old. I wouldn't trade her for anything either. Something real > special about her. And to top it off we are bestest friends! So I sure can > relate! > > I also have 2 macaws. As far as birds go! Hee Hee Hee > > > > Michigan > (animal lover!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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