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Arthritis

Leeds Spur

Leeds Spur

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Quite upset tonight.

My wife is 32 and for the past 3 days has had severe pain in her arms and legs, not in the joints but the forearms and thighs.

She went to the GP today and his first diagnosis is Arthritis!!! At 32!

Her mum has MCTD....a related autoimmune disease and her great aunt has Rhumatoid Arthritis so it does run in the family.

Anyone else suffer?

Experiences, treatments? My mother in law had an episode a couple of years ago and we were really worried but she had a steroid injection and things calmed down. I believe it's a chronic illness but it can be managed effectively via drugs and therapy.

Wish it was me.
 
Mate so sorry to hear that. Not sure what to suggest I just hope her pain can be helped in some way?
 
If she's only had pain for 3 days, I'm sure she has plenty of opportunity to get treatment

Chin up. Doctors these days are miracle workers
 
Cheers guys.

Been looking online and there does seem to be alot of treatments these days.

My aunt died of Motor Neurone Disease last year......the worst death possible in my opinion....started off with numbness and pains in the limbs.....so I'm bricking it! But it should be OK......gotta be positive.
 
Don't panic mate

It could be anything from major to minor

Did you make her mow the lawn on Saturday?
 
My mate is 23 and has arthritis in his knees. He got it when he was tackling an illegal trader (his job) and the guy banged his metal trolley on his knee really hard. Didn't even know you could get it so easily?

anyway good luck to your wife.
 
My brother (35) has arthritis and apparently has the ankles of a 60 year old. He had a build up of material on the bone and had that treated but I'm not sure I can help regarding this situation.

Anyway best of luck to the wife and the family mate.
 
Good luck mate, you cannot allow yourself to go too far down the road of doubt and speculation...must stay present as best you can...again, good luck...
 
Sorry to hear it mate, hope your wife is ok emotionally at the moment. Its obviously excellent that you're doing research on it and finding out more but make sure you don't overdo it, you can find yourself reading rare worst case scenarios and unnecessarily stressing out!

Look at treatments etc, have meetings with doctors and try to work out the best programme. And this may sound strange coming from someone in the field that I'm in but some 'alternative' therapies can work wonders with chronic conditions, where biomedicine can sometimes be a bit clumsy.

Has the GP referred you to a rheumatologist or any specialist? I'd make sure to get that checked, GPs can be a bit hit and miss these days imo. Don't want the stress of trying to treat arthritis and it turning out later on to be something else. And what type of arthritis did he diagnose.

Good luck, as Steff said, try to stay in the present as much as possible!
 
Sorry to hear that .........my mum had it but she was diagnosed with it back in the 70's so basically was brought up on it when there wasn't much information,treatment was really basic and the painkillers given were really harsh. Sadly my mum passed away a few years back and it was due to the medication she took,she had a few blood tranfusions a new knee but it took its toll on her but with great pride she still carried on working and still was able to drive etc.In those days Wales didn't have any specialists so my mum used to come up to northwick park hospital for check ups and treatment.

Nowadays treatment and medication has moved on greatly since my mum had it and with the internet there is vast amount of information that people have had hand now. I do know diet plays a big part in helping people,they say eating citrus products doesn't help but taking fish oils helps greatly. From my experience if someone has arthritis,things are done on a slower pace,basic things are harder to do.

I hope your wife be ok all i can say is keep active(a bit general i know but ive seen at first hand on what it can do to someone)
 
My Mrs was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at just 25. Unheard of really. Feel so bad for her, has days where it really flares up and the medication she has been on is scarily strong. GHod knows what it is doing to her inside.
Drugs such as methotryxate are incredibly strong and she is regularly monitored.

Stay positive. Good luck with it all.
 
diego_maradona said:
My Mrs was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at just 25. Unheard of really. Feel so bad for her, has days where it really flares up and the medication she has been on is scarily strong. GHod knows what it is doing to her inside.
Drugs such as methotryxate are incredibly strong and she is regularly monitored.

Stay positive. Good luck with it all.
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Thanks for the replies guys. I agree, the internet is scary and i've banned her from looking online as it's full of cranks and scare stories!

We have a family private medical policy so I've already been online today looking for Leeds based Rheumatologists, found this one and shes a woman so hopefully has a decent bedside manner!

http://www.spirehealthcare.com/Leed...ltants/Our-Consultants/Dr-Jacqueline-Andrews/

If it is Arthritis I just hope she can have a good quality of life and be pain free. We'll see how things develop.
 
sorry to hear that Leeds

im 29 and was diagnosed with Arthritis in my big toe 1 year ago (in reality, i think ive had it since my teens but just got on with it. it escalated and my attitudes changed - so i went to the Dr)

anyway, ive got through the last year with Ibufrofen gel when the pain is really intense and also using an insole to reduce the impact on my foot.

the insole has just made my knee bad, so i went back to the Dr to discuss other options; i went to essentially discuss the downsides of cortisol injections, but the Dr had a good conversation with and said he wanted to refer me to explore all the options, including surgery with may be able to help

my advice would be go and have a really open conversation with Dr and specialists - look at the pro and cons of each and dont be affraid to go back to the Dr if one thing isnt working

mate, i know you will, but still gonna say it - you Mrs might need a lot of moral support for a while until she gets used to it.
i know when i found it i felt dispair and like i was quite useless - im 29, why the hell am i getting an "old persons" disease at 29!?!? why me? how will i do X,Y,Z again.

its taken time and good support, but ive just got used to making a few adjustment (carrying pain killing gel, restricting some type of running, coming to terms with the fact it may hurt today - but looking at the positive (ie "at least i can still walk etc"))

it does suck mate.
without wanting to sound patronising - it could be worse, it really could. doesnt make it any easier, but hopefully its a realisation your Mrs will come to over time.

in summary - be supportive, be open and honest with eachother, talk at length with Dr and experts, explore all the options, stay positive (hard...i know), make adjustments and try not to let it rule her life (i think thats what i found hardest for the first 6months)

anything i can do, let me know
 
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sorry to hear that Leeds

im 29 and was diagnosed with Arthritis in my big toe 1 year ago (in reality, i think ive had it since my teens but just got on with it. it escalated and my attitudes changed - so i went to the Dr)

anyway, ive got through the last year with Ibufrofen gel when the pain is really intense and also using an insole to reduce the impact on my foot.

the insole has just made my knee bad, so i went back to the Dr to discuss other options; i went to essentially discuss the downsides of cortisol injections, but the Dr had a good conversation with and said he wanted to refer me to explore all the options, including surgery with may be able to help

my advice would be go and have a really open conversation with Dr and specialists - look at the pro and cons of each and dont be affraid to go back to the Dr if one thing isnt working

mate, i know you will, but still gonna say it - you Mrs might need a lot of moral support for a while until she gets used to it.
i know when i found it i felt dispair and like i was quite useless - im 29, why the hell am i getting an "old persons" disease at 29!?!? why me? how will i do X,Y,Z again.

its taken time and good support, but ive just got used to making a few adjustment (carrying pain killing gel, restricting some type of running, coming to terms with the fact it may hurt today - but looking at the positive (ie "at least i can still walk etc"))

it does suck mate.
without wanting to sound patronising - it could be worse, it really could. doesnt make it any easier, but hopefully its a realisation your Mrs will come to over time.

in summary - be supportive, be open and honest with eachother, talk at length with Dr and experts, explore all the options, stay positive (hard...i know), make adjustments and try not to let it rule her life (i think thats what i found hardest for the first 6months)

anything i can do, let me know
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Cheers.

Once we have a handle on what we are dealing with and the prognosis i'll feel better. Regardless of what happens life goes on and you have to make the most of it.

The downside is she'll now use this to make me do ALL of the housework!! :)
 
Leeds Spur said:
Cheers.

Once we have a handle on what we are dealing with and the prognosis i'll feel better. Regardless of what happens life goes on and you have to make the most of it.

The downside is she'll now use this to make me do ALL of the housework!! :)
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This is the good thing. From what I remember, she is the founder of a small business.

At least she doesn't have to do manual labour for a living.

Hopefully, this will mean that she delegates more work and has more time to enjoy life and her family.

I know I'm trying to turn a MAJOR negative, into a positive, but hopefully you get what I mean.
 
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Cheers.

Once we have a handle on what we are dealing with and the prognosis i'll feel better. Regardless of what happens life goes on and you have to make the most of it.

The downside is she'll now use this to make me do ALL of the housework!! :)
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screw that - studies show tough love is far more effective; why do something FOR someone else when you HELP THEM DO IT THEMSELVES!?! (i can feel a political debate brewing 8-[)

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I was diagnosed with Arthritis in my upper spine/neck/shoulder area 3 years ago, 4 painkillers a day, couldn't move my neck further than 45 degrees in either direction and walked permanently stooped. Decided to see a Chiropractor, she twisted and turned me into positions I shouldn't have been in and crack everything went back into place. No more painkillers and full movement, Arthritis is still there as in the bone damage but the pain is 95% gone.

Depending on the severity sometimes a chiropractor works better than painkillers.
 
camspur said:
I was diagnosed with Arthritis in my upper spine/neck/shoulder area 3 years ago, 4 painkillers a day, couldn't move my neck further than 45 degrees in either direction and walked permanently stooped. Decided to see a Chiropractor, she twisted and turned me into positions I shouldn't have been in and crack everything went back into place. No more painkillers and full movement, Arthritis is still there as in the bone damage but the pain is 95% gone.

Depending on the severity sometimes a chiropractor works better than painkillers.
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Thanks for the kind messages guys.

My wife's flare up is calming down and we have an appointment with the specialist on Wednesday.

If she is confimed as having Arthritis we will definitinly be going down the complementary/alternative therapy route to begin with.

From what I can see she seems to have a mild form, at least at this juncture.
 
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