OA and RA

[Guest guest]

> Hi there ,

> Yea it's the pits mine is more the shoulders out to the fingers than

> the neck it self , LOL gotta be something I guess .

> We took the little one to the movies and stoped by walmart this

> evening by time we got home it was all I could do to walk both my

> legs where sweeled and one wrist allso , I don't think the dick

> cause the swelling I may be wrong Is that more the ra ? though mine

> I've never seen bad red like my moms just allways painfull

Youch, that's a lot of activity

From what I know, the disk is OA, degenerative disk disease. But usually

(I think) the cervical spine is RA...

[Guest guest]

Hello, Alan.

If you do have hepatitis C, that could be responsible for your elevated RF

and for your arthritis symptoms that aren't explained by OA. Often,

hepatitis C patients have arthritis that is difficult to distinguish from

RA.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] OA and RA

> Hi,

> I've been reading (actually, re-reading) about the differences

> between RA and OA, and it seems I have some RA symptoms

> as well as the OA I've been diagnosed with. My OA is called

> " polyarticular osteoarthritis, " meaning I have it in any number of

> joints. With OA, morning stiffness is supposed to dissipate in 30

> minutes or so, but I'm stiff all day. OA is said to affect joints on

> one side but not the other, but I have affected joints on both

> sides. Also, my rheumatoid factor is 167. My rheumatologist

> mentioned liver chemistry as the cause, and I'm being checked

> for Hep C.

>

> I also have fibromyalgia, bursitis, tendinitis and carpal tunnel.

> That, plus OA in several joints might make me feel stiff all day.

> So far, the pain is mild to moderate, with only occasional surges.

> My walking is getting steadily worse. So, RA with OA or just

> coincidence? Back to the rheumatologist to find out more.