Re: New here- have lots of questions

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Wait until you get a diagnosis. The standard therapy is pain management. Usually Ibuprofen will help some for you. Use Ice packs or a heating pad also. Your best offense is a good defense.

www.google.com and type in New Diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis. www.arthritisfoundation.org is a great resource too. Read up on what the disase is, what treatments are, medications etc for a start. yours, Deborah

On 8/19/06, labb311 <labb311@...> wrote:

HiI went to a rheumy and had labs. They came back showing inflammation. He then sent me for an MRI - no results yet.I couldn't find this info in the archives, hopefully someone could help. On both hands, the area between each knuckle is swollen (the knuckles on the top of my hands). Is this normal for RA?Also, I don't know if I'm early in this disease, but I'm achey everywhere. I know people have mentioned pain - mine seems to be constant achiness. I'm not on any meds yet. I was wondering if the pain will be coming?Thanks so much.

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Hello , How are you doing ? Well the labs tell a story that your rheumy will read with your symptoms to help get a dx. As for achey , I guess on my best days I don't know if I could actualy say that it's been so long since I remember but normaly by time you figure out someting is wrong and run through the hoops My oppion is you've had RA a while or in my case but still My rheumy called me early stage but it's destoryed one foot , my toes a shoulder along with oa my knees and messed up my lungs now so I honestly wonder what the stages are time wise now my fingers hurt most allways in the knuckes them selves ( the frist joint of the fingers above the hand ) and the joint at the hand itself allso

.. johnlabb311 <labb311@...> wrote: Hi I went to a rheumy and had labs. They came back showing inflammation. He then sent me for an MRI - no results yet. I couldn't find this info in the archives, hopefully someone could help. On both hands, the area between each knuckle is swollen (the knuckles on the top of my hands). Is this normal for RA? Also, I don't know if I'm early in this disease, but I'm achey everywhere. I know people have mentioned pain - mine seems to be constant achiness. I'm not on any meds yet. I was wondering if the pain will be coming? Thanks so much.

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