Re: Flare question

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Hi , I to have both RA and Fibromyalgia.......sometimes the medicines I take for the fibro helps the RA. Then other times one seems to aggravate the other. Those days are horrible!! Carolyn <catdelouise@...> wrote: You may also want to research Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I have Fibro along with RA. It seems like Fibro hits so many people who are chronically ill.>> Hi all,> > My Rheumy thinks I am nuts, so I am now asking those who actually > suffer from RA the same question. I never connected this before, but > I think what I am going through now (and have gone through many

> times), is a flare. > > My whole body hurts/aches. I feel very tired. I stand up and it > hurts to walk from stiffness. My hands and wrists (I have RA in > both) are swelling some and are stiff all day, feel hotter than > usual, and hurt. > > My throat is sore and a bit burning, I feel like I have a cold coming > on, and have flu-like symptoms. However, even though I feel like I > have a cold coming on, I do not get one. This has gone on for 3 > days, never getting any worse. As I said before, this has happened > on and off for years. If it really were the flu, it would get worse > and if it really really were a cold coming on, I think I would > actually get one.> > Does anyone ever flare like this? I am getting to think I am nuts.> >

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Hi , Maybe that's how I was dxed I don't remember it all but i do remember the sed rate was up for a while and the ra factor , is it ? has allways been negitive at frist he thought it was anklyosing spondylitis but was ruled out by futher testing . and later founld to be Rheumatoid . pretty24355 <kfonseca@...> wrote: Hi , The same happened to me. I have had RA active symptoms for years, but not formally diagnosed until 5/04 when the C-Reactive Protein test was done and the antibody showed up. All other tests for RA are all negative for me. You are right that it is a crazy disease. I HATE it > Even though I've been Dxed for two years now I still have trouble belealing my R/A causes me this much pain for some reason , I think I've had it since 1999 that's when I got in so much pain I started hunting for someone to help me find out what was wrong and it took till april 04 but I do have other troubles to ,,,,,, but anyway I wish you the best & all others to , it is a crazy diease seems to punish you a lot

..> > > pretty24355 <kfonseca@...> wrote: Hi , > > What you describe is exactly what happens to me. > > > > Hi all, > > > > My Rheumy thinks I am nuts, so I am now asking those who actually > > suffer from RA the same question. I never connected this before, > but > > I think what I am going through now (and have gone through many > > times), is a flare. > > > > My whole body hurts/aches. I feel very tired. I stand up and it > > hurts to walk from stiffness. My hands and wrists (I have RA in > > both) are swelling some and are stiff all day, feel hotter than > > usual, and hurt. > > > > My throat is sore and a bit burning, I feel like I have a cold > coming > > on, and have flu-like symptoms. However, even though I feel like > I > > have a cold coming on, I do not get one. This has gone on for 3 > > days, never getting any worse. As I said before, this has > happened > > on and off for years. If it really were the flu, it would get > worse > > and if it really really were a cold coming on, I think I would > > actually get one. > > > > Does anyone ever flare like this? I am getting to think I am > nuts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >