Re: i'm a bit confused and worried Mel

[Guest guest]

Hi Mel:

Have you gotten a second opinion? That might be

helpful in ruling in or out a dx of RA. If you do

have RA, you really need to be on DMARD meds, because

early aggressive treatment is your best bet for

controlling the disease and any joint destruction you

might be experiencing. Even when everything looks

okay on the outside, it does not mean that there is

not joint destruction going on underneath your skin.

By the way, just noticed that you have the name

wheeler in your .com - my maiden name was wheeler.

Take care -

Kathe in CA

--- <pmwheeler@...> wrote:

> hi guys

> i have a provisional dx of ra but my rheumy has told

> me that

> symptoms will arise within 3 months and to see him

> when (and if)

> that happens

>

> when i was originally provisionally dx my dr offered

> to put me on

> prednisone and pain killers but i refused as i

> didn't really have

> much pain (only slight in my fingers probably a

> 1/10)

>

> so should i be on any drugs if i don't have any

> pain or anything?

> i'm on naturopathic drugs which include a natural

> antiinflammatory

> and fish oils

>

> i don't want to take drugs if i don't have to but

> then i don't want

> to make it worse if i don't take anything

>

> help! i am so so confused

> mel

> ps i still don't have any pain or anything, i

> originally went to the

> gps as my fingers felt fat and they had been

> tingling (hasn't

> happened again)

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

Kathe in CA

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[Guest guest]

hi guys

i've just been to the doc and he's ordered another blood test and

xrays so i'm getting somewhere now!

now just to ignore these bloody riots at cronulla...awful stuff!

mel

> > >

> > > > hi guys

> > > > i have a provisional dx of ra but my rheumy has

> > told

> > > > me that

> > > > symptoms will arise within 3 months and to see

> > him

> > > > when (and if)

> > > > that happens

> > > >

> > > > when i was originally provisionally dx my dr

> > offered

> > > > to put me on

> > > > prednisone and pain killers but i refused as i

> > > > didn't really have

> > > > much pain (only slight in my fingers probably a

> > > > 1/10)

> > > >

> > > > so should i be on any drugs if i don't have any

> > > > pain or anything?

> > > > i'm on naturopathic drugs which include a

> > natural

> > > > antiinflammatory

> > > > and fish oils

> > > >

> > > > i don't want to take drugs if i don't have to

> > but

> > > > then i don't want

> > > > to make it worse if i don't take anything

> > > >

> > > > help! i am so so confused

> > > > mel

> > > > ps i still don't have any pain or anything, i

> > > > originally went to the

> > > > gps as my fingers felt fat and they had been

> > > > tingling (hasn't

> > > > happened again)

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Kathe in CA

> > >

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________

> > >