compression gloves/sed rate ?

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Hello. I am new to the group. I have been reading a lot of the posts and had a

few questions. Has any one tried compression gloves and do they work?

I was DX with RA a few years ago, FM dx before the RA. I am not sure about the

FM dx and had my doubts about the RA until the past few months. We finally did

a MRI on my hand and the doctor was sure about RA. My sed rate has been

elevated for the past 3 years. It has been as high as 90 and last month it was

75. This was after being on 40 mg of steriods for about 6 weeks for a wonderful

itchy rash I had on my arms. The rash is still a mystery to me and the doc.

Is it harmful having a high sed rate for an extended period of time? Has any one

else had this problem? Why do you think it would not come down? I am on

methotrexate-25 mg 1x week, mobic 15-mg 1x daily, sulfasalazine-500 2x twice

daily, folic acid-3 mg, plaquenil 2x daily. I think that is it.

Thanks,

Ginger