Re: Clear thick liquid

[Guest guest]

Greetings

fellow RA suffers,

I’m a newbie,

54 years young, but feeling very old right now. 

I found out I had UC about 25 years ago. 

It all started with sore feet! 

Then bleeding rectally.  After

many meds and so much prednisone, I ended up with a total colectomy.  Life was

better for a while and then about a

year and a half ago, I woke up with an eye that was blurry.  Uvitis was my new

problem.  After injections of prednisone in the eye and

several eye drops, I then developed a cataract. 

Shingles was next.  Then Remicade

and more prednisone.  I have had about 7 Remicade

infusion treatments and have kicked  the

prednisone, but I keep wanting to take control.  I was clean of prednisone at

my last infusion

and I wanted to see if Remicade was really helping.  Since that last treatment

I now have swelling

in both hands, muscle soreness, extremely sore feet, knees, shoulders, elbows

& hips.  I am on week 2 of the Ultra

Simple Diet but that doesn’t seem to be the answer to all.  I’m just

wondering if anyone else has had

symptoms like mine or does anyone have words of wisdom for me?  I go in

tomorrow and see the rheumatologist

before the infusion.  Just thought I’d

ask for help from all of you who are or have fought this fight.  Thanks for

listening.

Bonnie J. Warren

From: dominiblond <dominiblond@...>

Subject: [ ] Clear thick liquid

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:04 PM

 

I started getting arthritis in my hands about 5 years ago. It started out

as a lump on my right ring finger, knuckle closest to the nail. My boyfriend

saw the lump. He had a lancet and pierced the lump. A clear thick liquid came

out of the lump, reducing its size. At that time I had no idea it was going to

be arthritis. Has anyone else had this liquid come out of the hands? What is

it? I now have many nodules on every finger. I'm right-handed. My worst area

is the knuckle closet to the nail on my right hand. It hurts all the time now.

I expect that all the fingers will get worse. I've only ever been to my PCP for

care and only for my regular check up. Even though it has progressed, he tells

me I don't need to do anything about it. But now that my R index finger hurts

all the time, I'm thinking I should see a specialist. How do you know when to

seek additional help?

Dominique

Los Angeles

[Guest guest]

Hi Dominique - you need to see your PC and then get a referral to a

Rheumatologist, if needed. I've never heard of anyone lancing the nodules and I

don't know that I would recommend that either. You could be setting yourself up

for serious infection. Best of luck to you. I hope you get the medical care you

need..... Doreen

I started getting arthritis in my hands about 5 years ago. It started out as a

lump on my right ring finger, knuckle closest to the nail. My boyfriend saw the

lump. He had a lancet and pierced the lump. A clear thick liquid came out of

the lump, reducing its size. At that time I had no idea it was going to be

arthritis. Has anyone else had this liquid come out of the hands? What is it?

I now have many nodules on every finger. I'm right-handed. My worst area is

the knuckle closet to the nail on my right hand. It hurts all the time now. I

expect that all the fingers will get worse. I've only ever been to my PCP for

care and only for my regular check up. Even though it has progressed, he tells

me I don't need to do anything about it. But now that my R index finger hurts

all the time, I'm thinking I should see a specialist. How do you know when to

seek additional help?

Dominique

Los Angeles

[Guest guest]

Dominique,

There are many causes of subcutaneous nodules. If you think you have

arthritis and the nodules are related to it, you should seek the

opinion of a rheumatologist.

Not an MD

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:04 PM, dominiblond <dominiblond@...> wrote:

> I started getting arthritis in my hands about 5 years ago.  It started out as

a lump on my right ring finger, knuckle closest to the nail.  My boyfriend saw

the lump.  He had a lancet and pierced the lump.  A clear thick liquid came out

of the lump, reducing its size.  At that time I had no idea it was going to be

arthritis.  Has anyone else had this liquid come out of the hands?  What is it?

I now have many nodules on every finger.  I'm right-handed.  My worst area is

the knuckle closet to the nail on my right hand.  It hurts all the time now.  I

expect that all the fingers will get worse.  I've only ever been to my PCP for

care and only for my regular check up.  Even though it has progressed, he tells

me I don't need to do anything about it.  But now that my R index finger hurts

all the time, I'm thinking I should see a specialist.  How do you know when to

seek additional help?

>

> Dominique

[Guest guest]

I had a lump on my l. index finger that turned out to be a fibroma. I had it

surgically removed. it felt different than a nodule does, though. it went all

the way from one knuckle to the other and was really big. if you are concerned

about it, i would seek medical help. we only have these one bodies, beat up as

they can be!

best wishes,

jane in dallas

>

> I started getting arthritis in my hands about 5 years ago. It started out as

a lump on my right ring finger, knuckle closest to the nail. My boyfriend saw

the lump. He had a lancet and pierced the lump. A clear thick liquid came out

of the lump, reducing its size. At that time I had no idea it was going to be

arthritis. Has anyone else had this liquid come out of the hands? What is it?

I now have many nodules on every finger. I'm right-handed. My worst area is

the knuckle closet to the nail on my right hand. It hurts all the time now. I

expect that all the fingers will get worse. I've only ever been to my PCP for

care and only for my regular check up. Even though it has progressed, he tells

me I don't need to do anything about it. But now that my R index finger hurts

all the time, I'm thinking I should see a specialist. How do you know when to

seek additional help?

>

> Dominique

> Los Angeles

>