Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Question

if u have this wot where your first symptoms, i have been to the doctors and having some blood tests, but the pain feels more musculr than bones , and when i do things like hoovering my arms and hands ache and i have too stop, this is with most things, it has been in my family for generations but i have been told that RA is not hereditary though

Answer 1

The suffix "-itis" means pain, and the prefix "arthro-" means joint.
Hence "arthritis" literally means "painfull joint".

There are over 100 seperate entities when all types of arthritis are catalogued.

The cause of most of them remains unknown. Many of the rheumatic conditions included in the list of arthridites not only affect muscles, joints, ligaments, and other supportive tissues, but many also attack skin and key internal organsas well.
Most of these rheumatic conditions occur two or three times more often in women than in men.

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Answer 2

First off... you can have RA without a positive RF factor. I know many people in that situation, so RF alone is not a good indicator of RA. My tests included CBC w/ differential, ANA, RF and many others. One test is to rule out Lupus rom RA.

Yes it is hereditary in a sense. RA is one of hundreds of autoimmune diseases, and if it is passed to the child, the child can get one of those hundreds. My mother has Graves Disease, I have RA, and my sister so far has only had minor thyroid problems. All of these are autoimmune, even though not the same disease.

RA is also a systemic disease. It can and probably will affect all parts of the body. My RA is mostly in my hands and knees. Even on some strong drugs, my hands are deforming, and my knees are making it hard for me to walk. I recently got a permanent handicap tag and I am younger than 40! My RA affects my vocal cords, when i lecture all day (I am a teacher) I have a rough gravelly voice for the next few days.

My first symptoms did not seem like RA. It started out as carpal tunnel, and I probably do have CT, but then is spread to my shoulder. After moving to a new apartment, I could not lift my right arm over my head as the shoulder was locked. It was very painful. I thought it was the CT moving up the arm. A few months later it was lke i was hit by a mack truck. I could not walk, I could not get up from a sitting position, I could not write, my hands were swollen and painful. The mornings were the worse as it took about 3 hours to loosen up. It took about 3 years to get the right combination of drugs for my body, and that is about normal. Many of the drugs helped, but not enough. Today I still have morning stiffness, but it lasts an average of an hour, and my swelling is almost gone. I am on Methorexate and Enbrel plus others. The pain is usually mirrored, meaning happening on both sides of the body at once.

I hope this helps and if you would like more info from other RA sufferers, check out 4ratalk.com. It is a great forum for all sorts of autoimmune diseases, and we are a great group of people!

Good luck and feel better.

Answer 3

Imagine for a moment your arthritis completely vanishing right now.

If, in a moment, your pain and stiffness melted away. And your joints all of a sudden functioned like a well-oiled machine.

Like a magic wand was waived, you'd be able to jump up from your chair and run around the room like a kid.

And imagine that you'd never have to suffer as much as a pinch of arthritis stiffness or pain ever again.

I know this sounds impossible right now, but bear with me, because sometimes miracles happen.

It was a gift from a woman on the other side of the world. From the kindness of her heart, she took pity on my suffering and taught me how to completely reverse my arthritis.

Today, I want to do the same for you!

Answer 4

Information on rheumatoid arthritis,home remedies and treatment available at http://www.aches.in/jointpain.html

Answer 5

The disease usually begins gradually with fatigue, morning stiffness (lasting more than one hour), widespread muscle aches, loss of appetite, and weakness. Eventually, joint pain appears. When the joint is not used for a while, it can become warm, tender, and stiff. When the lining of the joint (synovium) becomes inflamed, it gives off more fluid and the joint becomes swollen. Joint pain is often felt on both sides of the body, and may effect the wrist, knees, elbows, fingers, toes, ankle or neck. Additional symptoms include:
Loss of appetite
Low-grade fever
Limited range of motion
Deformities of hands and feet
Round, painless nodules under the skin (usually a sign of more severe disease)
Inflammation of the lung (pleurisy)
Skin redness or inflammation
Paleness
Swollen glands
Eye burning, itching, and discharge
Numbness or tingling
Anemia may occur due to failure of the bone marrow to produce enough new red cells.
if you have any of these symptoms see your doctor

Answer 6

I get it in my fingers, elbows and forearms. Sometimes it feels muscular and sometimes it's like searing hot needles under my skin. Worse when it's wet and cold. Sometimes my hands look like hooks.

My physio gave me a load of exercises that help because apprarently doing lots of small motions repeatedly c

Answer 7

get a blood test for the rheumatoid factor to confirm.

Answer 8

Yes I'm afraid it is, my mum, her brother, his son, now my sister and my cousin have it, my sister had sore feet and the joints of her hands were sore, it's like the knuckles swell. She also suffers from fever like symptoms. She feels pain all over. she is devastated. but looks after herself by eating healthily and gentle exercise seems to help.

Answer 9

my rheumatologist told me that RA can indeed be hereditary and i know it affects your muscles too. The best thing to do is to get checked out by a doctor and rheumatologist if you find you're not getting better.

Answer 10

"itis" actually means swelling, not pain