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Hi my name is Nichol and i'm 33 years old, Married and have three

wonderful Children. I have been very sick the past year. And after a

huge batch of test they diagnosed me with

RA. It started last year I ran a fever for 4 weeks of

about 99 - 103 degrees. I couldn't even get out of bed I was so

stiff and sore. I ached all over and just felt like I sould die at

any

moment. I then started getting these bumps all over my legs. They

ended up telling me it was called erythema nodosum. These bumps were

on my legs from the knee on down, for about 6 weeks and I couldn't

even walk very well. My

ankles were red and tender and about twice the size they regularly

are. I got well and was doing ok until about 6 weeks ago. Then I

started running the fever again but no bumps. I felt like I had been

ran over with a mac truck. I had the fever for 2 1/2 weeks this

time.

I went to the dr. and they ran all kinds of tests. I am also very

very anemic.

So they did more tests and came to the conclution that I have RA. I

have to see a rheumetologist but I can't get in to see one until

July.

So here is my questions. Are these bumps I had related to the RA?

My

joints arn't hurting that much anymore but my muscels are killing me

when ever

I

do anything. From walking to typing on the computer. Is this normal?

I

have always ached here and there but when I get these fever

episodes.

I feel like my life is falling apart. I feel like a Hypocondriact?

But, I really feel awful. The only joints that really bottered me,

is I have these really swollen joints in my thumbs right at the

bottom where my hand connects to my thumb. And it feels like all the

tendens are huge and sore. If I bump them I know they are there and

they still hurt but, never got red. They

are on both thumbs. My feet also hurt really bad but not the whole

foot just one section on the outer joints in the foot. (The small

ones) but, I think it is funny because they are on both feet the

same

place. Both thumbs the same place. My knees are just really stiff

adn I also just have generalized body

aches. It takes me like 2 hours to get going in the morning. How

long

will this last? Last summer I was out for like 12 weeks please don't

tell me it is going to be a repeat!! Please help me with any

information to read. Links that help you ext. Thanks so much

Nichol