Re: My turn for a little whine with my cheese ..... flare and wrist lump

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathe:

I just wanted to comment about the nodule/cyst

thing. I have had one of those on my wrist as well

for the past year. It is on the top side of my wrist,

and if I had to describe it as being on the left or

right side, I would say that it is more toward the

right-top side of my wrist. It is not soft and

squishy, but it feels hard and bony. It will get big

for a few weeks, and then almost appear to go away,

then it will come back again.

My allergist that I went to said that it is a

ganglian cyst, but when I went to my rheumatologist,

she described it this way:

" Yes, it is a ganglian cyst, but the location of it

shows that it comes off of the actual joint, and not

the tendon. When it manifests itself on that side of

the wrist off of the actual joint, it is related to an

arthritic condition; however, it is not a nodule. It

is still a cyst related to arthritis. "

Hope this makes sense.

Warmly,

--- Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@...> wrote:

> Hi Guys:

>

> Well for almost a week now I have really been having

> a

> lot of pain all over my body. Combo of the RA and

> Fibro I guess, as I have pain in my thumbs, SI

> joints,

> hips, knees, and ankles/feet, and all the muscles

> everywhere. For the past two days, I have had a lot

> of pain and stiffness in my neck and upper back

> between my shoulder blades which is new, and I have

> been using a rice sock on my neck and a back massage

> mat too.

>

> I have also noticed a lump on the outer aspect of my

> right wrist joint. Could this be a rheumatoid

> nodule?

> It is directly over the bony prominance at the

> outer

> edge of my wrist, is hard, about the size of a

> quarter, and is kind of restricting upward motion of

> my wrist. It feels kind of bruised when I press on

> it. What are your opinions?

>

> I will be calling my doctor next week about it,

> although I just saw her a few days before Christmas,

> as I am pretty curious about what it might be. I

> figure it is a RA thing, but I have never had any

> nodules, so I am not sure if that is what it is. I

> don't think it is a ganglion cyst, as I have seen

> some

> of those before when I worked for an orthopedist and

> it does not look like those did, and it is not

> squishy, but is hard and bony.

>

> Anyway, any thoughts would be appreciated. Hope

> that

> you all have a great New Year's eve, being it at

> home

> curled up by the fire, or out with friends. We are

> going to a friend's house which is just a few blocks

> away - don't know if I will make it to midnight

> though

> .......

>

> Kathe in CA

>

>

> Kathe in CA

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________

> for Good - Make a difference this year.

> http://brand./cybergivingweek2005/

>

__________________________________

for Good - Make a difference this year.

http://brand./cybergivingweek2005/

[Guest guest]

(((Kathe)))

I am sorry you have been in so much pain. I have also been going

through a lot myself. I had to go off the mtx, and so my doc is

putting me on Prednisone, 10mg daily. I really hate to, but don't

have much choice right now.

I'm not sure about your lump on the wrist joint. It does sound like

it's connected to RA. Let us know when you get it checked out. I

have a couple of nodules on my finger joints.

I will keep you in my prayers. Have a good time bringing in the new

year, Tawny

--- In , Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi Guys:

>

> Well for almost a week now I have really been having a

> lot of pain all over my body. Combo of the RA and

> Fibro I guess, as I have pain in my thumbs, SI joints,

> hips, knees, and ankles/feet, and all the muscles

> everywhere. For the past two days, I have had a lot

> of pain and stiffness in my neck and upper back

> between my shoulder blades which is new, and I have

> been using a rice sock on my neck and a back massage

> mat too.

>

> I have also noticed a lump on the outer aspect of my

> right wrist joint. Could this be a rheumatoid nodule?

> It is directly over the bony prominance at the outer

> edge of my wrist, is hard, about the size of a

> quarter, and is kind of restricting upward motion of

> my wrist. It feels kind of bruised when I press on

> it. What are your opinions?

>

> I will be calling my doctor next week about it,

> although I just saw her a few days before Christmas,

> as I am pretty curious about what it might be. I

> figure it is a RA thing, but I have never had any

> nodules, so I am not sure if that is what it is. I

> don't think it is a ganglion cyst, as I have seen some

> of those before when I worked for an orthopedist and

> it does not look like those did, and it is not

> squishy, but is hard and bony.

>

> Anyway, any thoughts would be appreciated. Hope that

> you all have a great New Year's eve, being it at home

> curled up by the fire, or out with friends. We are

> going to a friend's house which is just a few blocks

> away - don't know if I will make it to midnight though

> .......

>

> Kathe in CA

>

>

> Kathe in CA

>

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________

> for Good - Make a difference this year.

> http://brand./cybergivingweek2005/

>