Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms- this is was you need to know

There are many rheumatoid arthritis symptoms but many are over looked because they aren’t that severe at first. Before we explain what rheumatoid arthritis symptoms are let’s first ask the question what is arthritis? The basic definition of arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. The inflammation occurs because the joints are in pain, therefore the joints swell up trying to heal and protect the damaged joints.

What are joints?

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my son has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and i am struggling just to make ends meet and keep up with his treatment cost, is there any financial assistance i may be qualified for?

Please tell me your story. The symptoms you have and age they started. Tests you’ve had done. Meds you have used that worked and the ones you have tried that did’nt work.

I am 27 years old and it was discovered that I have Juvenile (then Rheumatoid) now Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) when I was 10 years old. It was realized due to the fact there was significant inflammation in my right eye. They did all sorts of tests on me and decided there was no cause for my disorder (funny the disorder came to be re-named idiopathic, which means “cause unknown”). I had some joint problems and a limited range of movement in my knees and hips, and the biggie was my eye. I had cataract surgery when I was 12 years old. I had had injections in my eye prior to that as well as oral steroids to try to combat the inflammations in my eye and other body parts. I struggled with my eye for a long time afterwards, and my bad joints have now just become a fact of life for me. But I have recently started having headaches behind and above my right eye, the same one that I had problems with. My left eye is unaffected, by the way. I decided to go to the ophthalmologist who had tracked my progress previously (it had been 5 years since I had seen an eye doctor due to the fact that I had no insurance). I figured that my headaches and further blurred vision was due to the proteins that stuck to my lens (called senechae..sp?) that was due to the inflammation. Unfortunately, the doc looked at my eye and said there is very little coverage of my lens with the senechae and that I had a “cupped optical nerve”. GLAUCOMA! It was caused by the “pressure” in my eye being continuously too high. Now I am really worried that I won’t ever be able to see again! I have seen a retinal specialist who has referred me to a glaucoma specialist, and also a rheumatologist to be placed on medication for my jointal arthritis. I am so terrified that they will find something wrong with me that no medicine can really help. Each visit with a specialist is going to cost me from $200 to $800, along with travel expenses because one one of the specialists is in my state. I have medicaid, but it does not cover my out of state expenses since the specialists don’t accept out of state medicaid. This is getting ridiculously expensive and scary. I just wish I had some support in all of this. So, has anyone else out there been through this? None of my friends understand it and my mom is the only one who comprehends what is going on because she has been there with me every step of the way. My husband is supportive in it, but he barely understands the common cold, much less a complex rare arthritic disorder… He is there with me, but I have no idea how to explain it all to him. One must understand the workings and parts of the eye before they can comprehend this disorder and what it is doing to me, and he did not excel in his health courses in school. I just want a friend who understands for support, who I can discuss this with. I need the hope and strength of a companion with a similar disorder or even the same one. Please contact me at therin_acean@yahoo.com if you would like to talk. This was written on 10-21-09 but I would respond years from now if I got a letter. Thank you for reading this. God Bless You!

I have 2 write about therapeutic drugs for Tubercolosis, Diabetes and Rheumatoid arthritis.

So my boyfriend and i had PROTECTED sex, we made sure there werent any holes and so forth. Well i havent had my period for about a month and 2 weeks. I’m scared to death that i could be pregnant. I’m not feeling any symptoms other than feeling fat (i am overweight to begin with). I’ve never missed a period before but when i do have them i get massive pains due to pms. I’ve taken 13 home pregnancy tests( clearblue, first response) which were all NEGATIVE. Im going back to school from summer break, and i have alot of stress with family and health issues. I dont know whats going on with my body and i just would like to know from peoples opinion of what i wrote if i am and please be nice

i also have alot of medical problems i.e. sjogrens crohns/celiacs, and rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy urine tests b

I am a 26 year old female that was diagnoised with Juvenille Rhemotoid Arthritis (JRA) when I was 19. At that time I was on Vioxx and other anti-inflamation treatments. But due to the lack of medical insurance, I am no longer taking them. I have been experiencing the same bad pain, numbness, burning, and inflamation prior to the diagnosis. As of right now, I am just taking Tylenol and other pain killers alike one’s that are geared towards fighting Arthritis. But is there anything that you could suggested? Or know of that would be benificial? I would be unconditional grateful for any help and advice. Thank you.

I have Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) The new medication is Humira injectable
I can’t afford the co-pay. I know the economy is hard but I want to live a little longer.

My friend used to be 140 lbs in high school but at the end of her senior year she got the birth control shot. In one year she gained 80 lbs. She went to the doctors and her hormones are all screwed up. She has Arthritis and she is borderline of pre- diabetes. I’m very concerned for her. She exercises 4 times a week for 45 minutes. she either sometimes eats bad or she will only eat 1 or 2 times a day. I dont know how to help her. She really is trying but the weight wont seem to come off. She tries to put on a front and joke around about her weight but i know that she is hurting inside. She likes this one guy but never tries to persue him becuz she thinks he wont like her becuz she is bigger. Also her mom is always making horrible comments about how she is fat and its awful. I’m afraid that her extra weight with arthritis will cripple her, she is only 22 yrs old and has been diagnosed with juvenille rheumatoid arthtitis since she was a baby. Does anyone have advice on how i can help her?

I am about 168-175 lbs. I need to lose 50 or more because my doctor said it would be best, see I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and I was diagnosed with it in my feet, knees, hips, arms, and hands, fingers, ext. and my doctor told me it would be a very helpful thing to lose weight to relive some of the pressure of of my joints, the problem is I am only 15 and My family don’t have enough money to go buy special foods for me, I cant eat healthy and I just need some tips on exercises i can do and or any kind of diets i can do with normal home foods, not healthy foods from organic stores. please i really need some help and I would love some good answers thank you!!!